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One killed, four wounded in funfair accident in southeast France

Xinhua,April 01, 2018 Adjust font size:

PARIS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- One man was killed and four other people injured on Saturday afternoon in a funfair accident of Neuville-sur-Saone (Rhone) in southeastern France,according to the twitter of the regional prefecture Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes and the Rhone.

According to quotes from several media, a merry-go-round consisting of three arms with pods would have collapsed when turning at very high speed.

A 42-year-old man nearby was killed. An eight-year-old child ejected from the place was seriously wounded.

Firefighters were called at 4:40 p.m.local time.

The regional authorities announced that investigation has been started. Enditem