AAP General News (Australia)
04-05-2010
NSW: Three girls injured in ferris wheel fall
SYDNEY, April 5 AAP - Three girls have been injured after a ferris wheel car they were
riding in broke free and fell eight metres at a festival near Byron Bay in northern NSW.
Police said the girls were able to climb from the car after it fell shortly after 7pm
(AEST) on Tuesday.
Two girls aged 15, one from Tweed Heads and the other from Queensland, suffered back
injuries, while a 16-year-old girl from Byron Bay escaped with cuts and abrasions, police
said.
They were treated at the scene by NSW paramedics and taken to Tweed Heads Hospital.
WorkCover inspectors will be conducting an investigation on the site, police said.
The three girls are expected to be released from hospital on Tuesday evening.
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KEYWORD: FERRIS
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