Düsseldorf Rheinkirmes: Part detaches from the free-fall tower – hit the visitor on the head!
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Bad luck on the Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf on Friday night.
Two days before the end of the folk festival, part of the “Hangover” free fall tower came loose. Two visitors were hit in the head.
After the accident on the Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf the police are now investigating.
Düsseldorf Rheinkirmes: Accident at the free-fall tower – that’s how the visitors feel
According to the “Rheinische Post”, the incident happened on Friday evening around 9:30 p.m. The incident has now become public.
For reasons that have not yet been clarified, two people were hit by flying parts of the ride.
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This is the Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf:
- Largest fair on the Rhine
- Held annually in the third week of July
- Duration: 10 days
- Location: On the festival grounds on the left bank of the Rhine in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel
- Around four million visitors a year
- Is popularly called “Rheinkirmes”
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As a spokesman for the police said, both victims of the accident suffered lacerations and were sent to the hospital to be on the safe side.
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The operator family reacted with dismay: “We very much regret the incident and of course stopped operations immediately,” says owner Ewald Schneider junior in the “Rheinische Post“.
Both of those affected are doing well in the meantime, according to the operator of the free fall tower.
Negligent bodily harm at the Rheinkirmes? Police Dusseldorf determined
After the incident, the carousel was temporarily closed. After an inspection by the building inspectorate and TÜV, the ride was able to reopen.
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The operator emphasizes that such a thorough examination also took place before the free-fall tower was put into operation at the Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf.
The police have now started an investigation into the case. It is about the initial suspicion of negligent bodily harm. (ak with dpa)
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