Five People Injured On Ride At North Carolina State Fair

Five people were taken to a hospital in Raleigh Thursday night after an accident at the North Carolina State Fair involving a ride called the Vortex. Officials are investigating the cause.

by Michael Rusch

BuzzFeed News Reporter

Posted on October 25, 2013, 3:58 am

Jeffrey Hammerstein at Wake County EMS said one person had serious injuries. Another person had minor injuries, he said. He had no details on the condition of the other three victims.

The Vortex restarted while a ride operator was preparing to offload its riders, Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said.

Caroline Blair
@CarolinePBlair
WC Sheriff: #VORTEX ride had stopped & people were getting off when it started again. A person working was 1 of 5 hurt #NCStateFairAccident
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Caroline Blair
@CarolinePBlair
Everyone at @NCStateFair pretty shaken- Wake Co Sheriff says area being treated as crime scene as they help/investigate #NCStateFairAccident
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Tripp Atkinson
@trippatkinson9
Can't believe what I just saw... I legit feel sick to my stomach. Praying for the people who fell off the vortex.
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Nicole Kemp
@nkemp_xo
Just got off a ride that went upside down. And the ride after us, people fell out and aren't moving.... Praying for them. Can't believe this
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Nicole Kemp
@nkemp_xo
Can't believe I was on the ride before that happened. God was watching over us all. Sick to my stomach.
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Joel Gillie
@joelgillie
State fair accident
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Joel Gillie
@joelgillie
For anyone wondering I was beside the ride when people fell 30 feet off. My buddy Joe was firefighter on call at fairgrounds. Cont.
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Michael Rusch
BuzzFeed News Reporter

Five People Injured On Ride At North Carolina State Fair

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