{"id":3846,"date":"2025-08-01T19:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/23-injured-after-saudi-amusement-park-ride-snaps-mid-air\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:13:06","slug":"23-injured-after-saudi-amusement-park-ride-snaps-mid-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/23-injured-after-saudi-amusement-park-ride-snaps-mid-air\/","title":{"rendered":"23 injured after Saudi amusement park ride snaps mid-air"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>4 seriously injured after Saudi amusement park ride snaps mid-swing on 31 July<\/h2>\n<p>At least 23 people were injured when an amusement park ride in Saudi Arabia broke mid-air and crashed to the ground on Thursday (31 July), according to Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_639787\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-639787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @kaisos1987 on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The shocking incident happened at Green Mountain Park in Taif, a popular mountain resort city in western Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>At least four victims were seriously injured due to the freak accident.<\/p>\n<h3>Ride snapped mid-rotation, slamming carousel to the ground<\/h3>\n<p>The ride, named &ldquo;360 Big Pendulum&rdquo;, was operating with passengers on board when it suddenly broke in half.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_639786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639786\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639786 lazyload\" alt width=\"324\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ezgif-23fb23ad23ec03.gif\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639786\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639786\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ezgif-23fb23ad23ec03.gif\" alt width=\"324\" height=\"490\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-639786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @kaisos1987 on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Video footage circulating online showed the entire circular ride structure detaching. The passenger-bearing carousel smashed into the other end of the pendulum before hitting the floor, while screams rang out.<\/p>\n<p>Moments before the crash, a loud cracking sound was heard. An object appeared to fly out of the structure during the fall.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses claimed the ride&rsquo;s pole &ldquo;recoiled at high speed&rdquo; and was reported to have struck people standing nearby.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_639812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639812\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639812 lazyload\" alt width=\"860\" height=\"1234\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53&#8239;PM.png 860w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53&#8239;PM-418x600.png 418w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53&#8239;PM-714x1024.png 714w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53&#8239;PM-105x150.png 105w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53%E2%80%AFPM.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639812\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639812\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt width=\"860\" height=\"1234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53&#8239;PM.png 860w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53&#8239;PM-418x600.png 418w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53&#8239;PM-714x1024.png 714w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-1.52.53&#8239;PM-105x150.png 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-639812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @kaisos1987 on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Theme park shut down, authorities launch investigation<\/h3>\n<p>The amusement park has been shut down as investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Victims received first aid before being rushed to the hospital, reported The Sun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_639798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639798\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639798 lazyload\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e-80x60.jpeg 80w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e.jpeg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639798\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639798\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e.jpeg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c61e080e9ee711e9d57c410e033f551e-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p id=\"caption-attachment-639798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: east2west news<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Photos and clips online show the area around the shattered ride cordoned off, with emergency responders at the scene.<\/p>\n<h3>Coincides with recent Ferris wheel scare in Brazil<\/h3>\n<p>Just a few days earlier, a woman was seen dangling from a 100-foot Ferris wheel, screaming for help at a carnival in Mandirituba, Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The woman had reportedly opened the cabin&rsquo;s safety barrier and tried to get out, thinking the ride had ended. But just as she stepped forward, the ride lurched forward again, the Mirror reported.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_639811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639811\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639811 lazyload\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"1159\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01.webp 1200w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01-600x580.webp 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01-1024x989.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01-150x145.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01.webp\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639811\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639811\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01.webp\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"1159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01.webp 1200w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01-600x580.webp 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01-1024x989.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-NewsX-FerisWheel-01-150x145.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-639811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NX<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Footage showed her screaming, &ldquo;Help, I&rsquo;m going to die! I&rsquo;m going to fall!&rdquo; as she dangled in the air for her life during a local carnival.<\/p>\n<p>Onlookers watched in shock as the Ferris wheel went through an entire rotation before carrying the woman to the ground, news.com.au reported.<\/p>\n<p>She was eventually brought down safely and did not suffer injuries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: 8-Year-Old Girl Falls To Death From Australian Amusement Ride, Incident Urges Nationwide Safety Reforms<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Uvq0a7TTor\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>8-Year-Old Girl Falls To Death From Australian Amusement Ride, Incident Urges Nationwide Safety Reforms<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted@kaisos1987 on X.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub>23 injured after Saudi amusement park ride snaps mid-air<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 seriously injured after Saudi amusement park ride snaps mid-swing on 31 July At least 23 people were injured when an amusement park ride in Saudi Arabia broke mid-air and crashed to the ground on Thursday (31 July), according to Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV. 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