Description of the accident:

In a tragic incident at Kankaria lake front, two persons died and as many as 27 suffered injuries due to collapse of an amusement ride, said City Mayor Bijal Patel. The incident took place at Kankaria Adventure Park which is managed by a private firm contracted by Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Those injured were taken to AMC run L.G. hospital.
The ride that suffered the accident had a 32-seat capacity, said city fire brigade chief M.F. Dastoor who also added that the the people sitting in ride were at 60-ft height when the ride collapsed. Dastoor said the ride was for those above 10-years of age and lock belts were attached to it's seats. According to the operator, 31 persons were sitting in ride when it collapsed. The deceased in the primary reports have been identified as on Md Jahid Momin (22) resident of Danilimda area and Manaliben Rajwadi (24) resident of CTM area in the city.
The ride named 'Discovery' was run by Superstar Amusement Pvt Ltd and was situated near gate number 4 close to Balwatika. There was big rush in the lake-front due to it being a Sunday.
After the accident the lake-front has been temporarily closed. Nehra said that the base of the ride has also broken. FSL team was also investigating the matter. The number of deaths might increase as some of the injured were said to be critical.