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Northern Illinois Police Seize Carnival Ride After Boy Was Thrown From Ride and Seriously Injured

ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) โ€“ Northern Illinois police have seized a carnival ride as they continue investigating a Sunday incident in which a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was thrown from his seat. After the Illinois Department of Labor …

Accident on Mississippi Fair Ride Injures 2 Children

An accident on a ride at the South Mississippi State Fair has injured two children. Fair representative Pam Holyfield told WDAM-TV that 7-year-old Jayden Busby was on a ride called “Up, Up and Away” on Friday when the seat came …

Bystanders Hold up Collapsing Roller Coaster in Georgia, Save 6 Kids

Fire officials say several bystanders held up a kiddie roller coaster that had begun to collapse in Georgia, allowing six children and one adult to escape. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner spokesman Glenn Allen says the group held the …

Safety Inspections of Thrill Rides Vary by State

In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not …