THIS is the terrifying moment a fairground “Superstar” ride breaks apart injuring a woman as revellers run from falling debris.
A shocking video shows the panel breaking free of the fast-moving fairground ride in Chester.
A video caught the terrifying incident the ride collided
The fairground ride was dubbed as a thrilling ‘whirlwind at super speed’ by organisers
A woman, 19, was rushed to hospital with an injury
What should have been a fun day of festivities at the annual ‘Chestival’ fair at the University of Chester ended up in a nightmare ride when a piece of the popular ‘Superstar’ ride broke free.
The ride collided with two of the fast-moving cars before hurtling to the ground.
A 19-year-old woman was rushed to Countess of Chester Hospital following the incident last March 27.
According to her mother, she had a concussion and whiplash, and has since undergone a CT scan.
Mandy Hancock, who spent the weekend in Chester caring for her daughter, said: “I was crying my eyes out watching the video.
“When I watched in slow motion it was very, very scary. It has given me a few nightmares.
“I don’t know if she heard the bang or not, because obviously there was a lot of screaming on the ride from people on it and enjoying it.
“The piece landed on them, but the ride kept going. I thought it would have had an emergency stop.”
Although the CT scan came back all clear, the mum said the injury will take a few weeks to heal.
She added: “They said the concussion can take a few weeks to resolve. She’s having blurred vision and really bad headaches, and she’s going dizzy when she stands up which makes her feel sick.”
Ms Hancock has slammed the University and Students’ Union for how they handled the incident.
She said: “My concern was not just for Caitlin, but I couldn’t find any further information or anything.
“All that the Students’ Union published was that they were working with the Health and Safety Team.
“It’s disappointing how it has been handled post-accident. The support that has been in place has been very limited.
“I know it was the Easter weekend, but just a note under her door would have gone a long way, just to say ‘give us a call on this number if you need anything.’”
Jamie Morris, Chief Executive Officer of Chester Students’ Union, said: “There was an incident involving a fairground ride at Chestival (a Chester Students’ Union organised event held at Exton Park Campus) on Wednesday, March 27, and the ride was closed immediately.
“Two students were taken to hospital as a precaution and were discharged on the same day. Both the Students’ Union and the University’s Wellbeing team has been in close contact with the students throughout to offer support.
“The incident has been reported to the HSE to pick up with the external ride operator as necessary.”
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