Mohali fair accident: Many people were injured in a carnival ride; watch video
According to eyewitnesses, at least 15 to 16 people were injure in the incident, most of whom were children and women.
A carnival ride broke down late Sunday evening in Mohali, injuring several people. According to the information, a carnival was being hold at the Dussehra Ground at the time of the incident. Which occurred around 10 p.m., when people were riding the vertical tower.
“When the swing went up, we saw people fall from it. There were children and women sitting in it,” a woman said, adding that the carnival-goers assisted in transporting the injured to hospitals.
HS Bal, DSP (City 2), told The News that according to their information. Four people were injure, but they are investigating the matter. “A carnival was being hold, also an eyewitness told us that a technical snag in the swing had cause it to fall,” DSP Bal explaine.
The carnival’s organisers are said to have exit the scene. The Mohali Trade Fair, where the incident occurr, was schedule to run until September 11.
Mohali Deputy Commissioner Amit Talwar stated that an investigation will be conduct to determine. Whether the organisers obtained permission from the appropriate authorities to hold the carnival.
The injured, who included children and women, were take to the hospital shortly after the incident. According to an official, the fair’s organisers had permission to hold the event until September 4, but a board notifying the extension of the fair’s deadline was place at the location, which start September 11 as the deadline.
“So far, we know that they were grante permission to organise the show. However, no one will be spared if a mistake is made on their part. According to the law, strict action will be take. We have taken all the injured people to the civil hospital, “DSP Harsimran Singh Bal stated.
