US EditionGalactic Carnival Edinburgh closes after waltzer car crashes off track with children inside
- A waltzer ride at the Galactic Carnival, located in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh, saw a car carrying three children detach and crash during the early hours of Saturday evening, May 10.
- The car detached while spinning at high speed, hitting another car and sliding into a large speaker which prevented worse injuries.
- Kevin McNulty shared descriptions and footage of the incident, which showed the chaos and screams of his three children, aged 13, 12, and 7, who were inside the ride when it broke off the track.
- Galactic Carnival suspended the event and acknowledged an ongoing Health and Safety Executive investigation, refunding future tickets via Skiddle.
- No serious injuries occurred, but the incident caused distress and calls for further safety inspections at the carnival’s fairground rides.
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Carnival shut down after 'full pelt' waltzer ride crashes off track with children inside
Carnival shut down after 'full pelt' waltzer ride crashes off track with children inside - A fairground company has closed after one of its rides broke off its track and crashed with three children inside
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The Independent (US)Video shows terrifying moment car with children inside crashes off ride at fairground
This is the terrifying moment a father watched as a car on a fairground waltzer ride broke off the track and crashed with his children inside. Kevin McNulty’s children – aged 13, 12 and seven – were in a car on the ride at the Galactic Carnival fairground in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, when the incident took place on Saturday evening. He said the ride was going “full pelt” when their car separated from the carousel and crashed into one he was ridi…
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