Teenager among four injured after fairground ride comes loose on Brighton pier.
A fairground ride has come loose on Brighton Palace Pier, injuring four people, police have said.
Police, firefighters and the ambulance service were called to the scene at just after 3pm today after the ride failed. A teenager is understood to have been among those injured, though none of the injuries suffered are thought to be serious, according to Sussex Police.Police were called to the scene at just after 3pm A passerby, who did not wish to be named, said: ‘A boy who looked in his mid-teens was being taken off the pier on a stretcher.AdvertisementRoger Thorne, 73, and his wife Anne, 78, saw emergency services rush to the ride after the boy was injured.
‘There is one male, teenage patient with a leg injury. We have our Hazardous Area Response Team en route.’The incident is understood to have happened on a ride called the Air Race.
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