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| Five hurt in fairground accident | Five hurt in fairground accident |
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| Five people have been taken to hospital after a fairground ride collapsed. | Five people have been taken to hospital after a fairground ride collapsed. |
| The accident took place at a bonfire display being held at Melford Hall, in Long Melford, Suffolk. | The accident took place at a bonfire display being held at Melford Hall, in Long Melford, Suffolk. |
| It is not believed any of their injuries are life-threatening, but a 24-year-old woman sustained a serious spinal injury, police said. | |
| Two other people had to be freed by firefighters after the "Hellraiser" attraction left its tracks shortly before 2100GMT on Friday. | |
| Investigation | |
| Police and officers from the Health and Safety Executive have begun an investigation into the accident. The event has been closed. | |
| The 24-year-old woman also suffered lower-leg injuries, as did two other women. | |
| A man sustained cuts to his leg and another person was taken to hospital by St John Ambulance suffering stomach pains and hyperventilation. | |
| An ambulance service spokesman said: "The ride appeared to have either gone of its rail or off its central hinge. There were about 30 people on the ride when it came to a sudden halt. | |
| A lot of young teenage girls were there and they were screaming Ambulance service spokesman | |
| "Five people were taken to hospital and they were aged between 17 and 25. Four were female and there was one 17-year-old male. | |
| "One of the injured is being treated for back injuries, another for abdominal injuries and the rest had cuts and bruises." | |
| He said paramedics also treated a number of other people for shock at the scene. | |
| The spokesman said: "There was quite a bit of hysteria among the crowd when it happened. A lot of young teenage girls were there and they were screaming." | |
| Paramedics described the ride as a ground-level spinning machine. | |
| Everything was under control very quickly Andrew Hagger | |
| Andrew Hagger, one of the event's administrators, said: "The incident involved the Hellraiser fair ride. The carriage left the rail. I've been told it's being preserved by the police as a crime scene. | |
| "All I've been told is no one has suffered life-threatening injuries. They're being taken to West Suffolk Hospital. | |
| "I don't really know what happened. Most people were pretty shaken. The emergency services were on site and everything was under control very quickly." | |
| Mr Hagger said the fairground attraction was part of the 39th Big Night Out - an annual event at Melford Hall, Long Melford, attended by about 10,000 people. | |
| Melford Hall, an Elizabethan house, is a National Trust property which stands beside the River Chad. |