Birmingham Christmas fairground owners 'to work closely with authorities' as 180ft ride collapses
The owners of the ride which failed at the Birmingham Christmas fairground in Centenary Square have spoken about the incident
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Two people were sent to hospital as 13 were treated by paramedics as a Christmas fairground ride collapsed in Birmingham’s Centenary Square.
Paramedics were called to the scene at 7.29pm last night (Thursday, December 12) as the 180ft high Star Flyer ride fell to ground level.
They treated 13 people with two taken to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. The ambulance service said the two people taken to hospital were not believed to have suffered serious injuries, while the remaining casualties were discharged at the scene
The fairground is run by Ice Skate Birmingham is one of the main Christmas attractions in Birmingham city centre, alongside the German Market.
Centary Square is part of Westside BID which issued a statement to the media last night after speaking with Ice Skate Birmingham.
Brian Hughes, chairman of Westside BID,: “Our first thoughts are with those who have been injured.
“While we are relieved to have heard that no-one has received life-threatening injuries, this must have been a terrible incident to experience.
“We have already spoken with the owners of Ice Skate Birmingham, which operates the ride, and we know that they will now be working closely with the authorities to find out exactly what went wrong.”
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman says: “On arrival, crews found 13 patients.
“Two women, were treated by ambulance staff for injuries not believed to be serious and conveyed to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.
“Nine women and two men were assessed by medics before being given self-care advice and discharged at the scene."
Pictures from the scene posted to social media appear to show wires from two of the swings tangled up. A police cordon was in place around the scene.
