Two arrested over Birmingham fairground ride crash
British Broadcasting CorporationTwo men have been arrested after a “crash” at a Christmas funfair in Birmingham city centre.
West Midlands Police said the two men, aged 55 and 21, were arrested at the scene on Thursday night on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and obstructing law enforcement.
They remain in custody.
Two women were taken to hospital after CityStar aircraft “failed and crashed” in Century Square, while 11 other patients were assessed by paramedics and discharged at the scene
emergency services Being asked for a ride It will be held at Century Square around 19:30 GMT.
Police set up a cordon between the ice rink, library and Rep Theater, asking people to avoid the area.
Images captured by the BBC show at least two gondolas on the ride with wires tangled up in one another.
West Midlands Fire Service confirmed the ride “fell to the ground” while it was in operation.
Louise Brown was riding the 55m-high City Starflyer ride when she fell to the ground, injuring herself and several others.
“It’s hard to imagine that one minute you’re innocently having fun and then screaming in a scared way because you could lose your life,” she said.
“This will never happen again – we were all shocked and all I could think about was ‘what if my kids were in the car’.”
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