LITTLE ROCK — A ride at the Arkansas State Fair was shut down Sunday after an object flew off it and struck two people on another ride, the fair’s general manager said.
General Manager Ralph Shoptaw said an object from the Zipper, a Ferris wheeltype ride that carries passengers more than 50 feet in the air, flew off and hit two people riding the nearby Avalanche.
Shoptaw described the injuries as “not real serious” and said both people were taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. A dispatcher with Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services said the accident happened about 5:12 p.m.
Deggeller Attractions, which operates the ride at the fair, shut down the Zipper as a precaution for the remainder of the fair’s final day, Shoptaw said.
The state Department of Labor will investigate the accident, Shoptaw said.
Arkansas, Pages 11 on 10/24/2011