Shock in the amusement park! The carousel gondola suddenly comes off - mother and toddler fall

In Baden-Württemberg, a mother and her toddler fell in an accident in an amusement park - the gondola of a children's carousel came loose.

• Shock in the amusement park in Sonnenbühl (Baden-Württemberg): Suddenly a gondola detaches from a children's carousel.
• A mother sits in it with her one and a half year old child.
• Several subsequent gondolas collide with the falling - the mother is injured.

Sonnenbühl (Baden-Württemberg) - An idyllic amusement park on the Swabian Alb : In the shade of old trees there is a fairy tale park and numerous attractions for young and old - wild water slide, squirrel swing, Ferris wheel. According to the operator's website, hygiene and distance rules should ensure safety in times of the coronavirus * . It sounds like the ideal place for a “vacation at home” getaway with the whole family.

And then that: On Saturday lunchtime, a gondola suddenly detaches from a children's carousel. A mother and her one and a half year old child are sitting in it.

Sonnenbühl / Freizeitpark: Gondola comes loose - mother and toddler fall

The gondola crashes and falls on the gravel floor. The 29-year-old mother and her child crash with the gondola. And it gets worse: the children's flight carousel does not seem to stop immediately. At full speed, further gondolas and their occupants collide with the victims.

Accident in amusement park near Sonnenbühl: Gondola of children's carousel falls to the ground - mother injured https://t.co/LVSQhI5Jzi pic.twitter.com/PG6l2hp9ON

It sounds like great luck in an accident: Only the mother suffers bruises and abrasions in the accident. Neither the child nor any other passengers appear to have been injured.

Sonnenbühl / Baden-Würtemberg: gondola accident - cause is still being determined

As the police announced, the cause of the accident is not yet known. Also, no precise information could be given about the height from which the gondola crashed. Until the causes have been clarified, the ride was stopped. An expert was called in for clarification. As the Reutlinger Generalanzeiger writes, the mother and child were cared for by rescue workers on site. The Reutlingen police asked for evidence from other people who were also using the ride (under the number 07121/99180).

The Oktoberfest has to be canceled this year - but the fun with rides can still be: Instead of Oktoberfest, the Mini-Wiesn is currently taking place in Munich. Because of the Corona crisis, many showmen had complained that they no longer knew how to feed their families: showmen were particularly hard hit.

There were riots at a party in Hamburg's Nobel Park - young people provoked the police by throwing bottles. (kat / dpa * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen digital editorial network.)