Ferris wheel collapse in Iran leaves 11 people injured

Tehran, June 30  : A Ferris wheel has fallen in an amusement park in the northern Iranian city of Qazvin, leaving six children and five adults injured, Hossein Rajabi, the general and revolutionary prosecutor of Qazvin, said on Friday.

“The relevant authorities have issued an order for a preliminary investigation into the accident at the Dalfak Amusement Park and the fall of the children’s Ferris wheel, which left six children and five adults injured,” Rajabi was quoted as saying by Iranian news agency IRNA.

The incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. (19:30 GMT) on Thursday due to a technical malfunction of the Ferris wheel, the news agency reported.