Children, women among six injured as giant wheel joyride crashes to ground at Mohali fair
Gaurav Kanthwal
Mohali, September 4
More than six persons, including children and women, were injured when a high-rise spinning joyride broke down and fell at the Dashera Ground, Phase-8 in Mohali on Sunday evening around 9pm. The victims received head and neck injuries and are in a state of shock.
A nearby PCR rushed the injured to the Phase-6 civil hospital. The bouncers and the management staff fled the spot with onlookers giving them a chase.
No ambulance was present at the spot to rush the victims to the hospital. Doctors said five patients, 3 male and 2 female adults, have been admitted at the Phase-6 Civil Hospital. The victims have complained of neck, abdominal and back injuries. No open injury has been reported to any. The radiologists and orthopedics are examining the patients.
Irate visitors vented their ire against the joyride operator and the fair management. Being a weekend, there was rush at the venue with children, women and youngsters attending the fair large numbers.
Local fairs are a common sight in the Tricity these days with operators shifting their bases from time to time.
