Slingshot ride at Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland SNAPS and CRASHES with passengers still INSIDE
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A terrifying moment in a slingshot at Hyde Park SNAPS winter wonderland and it crashes into a support beam, leaving two passengers trapped inside as security evacuates the area
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- Slingshot ride at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London crashed last night
- The passengers were inside the seating pod when a cable providing the launch snapped.
- The ride was thrown onto a support beam and then hung on its side.
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This is the terrifying moment the slingshot ride at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park broke last night, leaving two cyclists believed to have been injured.
The seating booth on the fairground ride at London’s popular Christmas attraction crashed into the support beam with men trapped inside.
A video on social media shows two people sitting in the spherical metal capsule while a mechanism tightens the ropes that launch it into the air like a slingshot.
But when the pull is released for launch, instead of going straight up on the springy power of both ropes, one snaps, and the remaining band snaps back, sending the scabbard sideways and crashing into the support.
This is the terrifying moment the slingshot at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park broke its band as passengers took off.
The seating booth on the fairground ride at London’s popular Christmas attraction crashed into the support beam with passengers still inside last night.
A video on social media shows two people sitting in the spherical metal capsule while an electrical mechanism squeezes the cables that launch it into the air like a slingshot.
The seating pod, with passengers still inside, was launched all the way to the left, as it appears that the slingshot cable on the right side of the ride did not provide any impulse.
The cable appears to partly break when the passenger sphere is thrown towards one of the game’s metal brackets near the top of the structure.
After hitting the beam, the seating pod hung on its side with presumably terrified passengers inside. Witnesses told MailOnline the couple were taken to hospital, but their condition is unknown.
Shocked revelers watched as the ride crashed and some gasped loudly as it happened.
A staff member prevents Winter Wonderland patrons from reaching the slingshot ride after the incident
Another video shows Winter Wonderland staff blocking access to the attraction just after the accident.
It also shows fire trucks from the London Fire Brigade attending the incident with blue lights.
The London Fire Brigade has been contacted for more information.
Winter Wonderland has been contacted for comment.