Deadly midway accident in U.S. prompts Edmonton fair to shutter ride
EDMONTON — A popular midway ride at this week’s K-Days fair and exhibition in Edmonton has been shut down as a precaution after a deadly accident involving the same attraction at the Ohio State Fair.
North American Midway Entertainment, the company that provides attractions to K-Days, says in a statement released Wednesday night that the ride, called the Fire Ball, has been closed until further notice.
The announcement came the same day one person was killed and seven others were injured — two of them critically — at the fair in Columbus.
Video captured by a bystander shows the machine crashing into something and breaking apart, throwing riders to the ground.