Chennai: Trial amusement ride at theme park kills employee, injures nine others

Chennai: A 25-year-old employee of a theme park in Naduveerapattu village near Tambaram died and 9 others injured when they were conducting a trial run of a new joy ride in the amusement park on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as S Mani, of Nallur near Somangalam.

"As the employees of Kishkinta theme park were test riding a new joy ride, it crashed and 10 employees were stuck under the crashed equipment. All the 10 were taken to a private hospital in Tambaram where Mani died," police sources said.

When they came to know about the mishap, Fire and Rescue teams rushed to the park, operating since 1995. All other employees admitted to hospital are said to be out of danger, sources added.

A team of police personnel from Somangalam police station had also rushed to the spot when they came to know about the fatal accident in the amusement park.