Columbus,OH : One dead, several injured on July, Wednesday 26th 2017

A DEADLY ride malfunction has left one man dead and seven more injured - several critically - at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, USA.

The swinging and spinning amusement park ride called the Fire Ball broke apart on the opening day of the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday, hurling people through the air. Bystanders said they heard metal cracking as the ride broke apart.

Ohio's governor Republican Gov. John Kasich is calling it "a terrible, terrible tragedy."

Dramatic video captured by a bystander and circulating on social media shows the ride swinging back and forth like a pendulum and spinning in the air before it crashed and part of the ride flew off, throwing riders to the ground with it.

In the video, a row of seats appears to snap off the ride as it begins to swing up.

Some passengers appear hit the ground with the seat section, while at least two others are hurled through the air.

The victims range in age between 13 and 41 years old, with the Columbus Dispatch saying the dead man was 18 years old.

Battalion Chief Steve Martin, a spokesman for the Columbus Fire Division, said some of the victims were thrown from the Fire Ball ride during the incident at approximately 7.20pm.

One man was thrown high into the air and landed on the ground about 15 metres from the ride, Martin said. He was killed on impact.



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One dead, several injured