10 people have been injured after a rollercoaster crashed in Brazil.
Horrific footage captured the incident from a shocking angle as the cars were thrown off the track at an amusement park in Maranguape, in the north-eastern state of Ceara on Tuesday night.
You can watch the footage below, but WARNING: some people might find it distressing:
One part of the footage was filmed by a bystander who wasn’t on the ride themselves, but another more terrifying angle was being filmed at the same time by someone who was actually on the ride at the time of the crash.
Then, a third video shows what happened afterwards.
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In the aftermath of the crash, the track was broken and the cars lay strewn across the ground nearby.
It doesn’t look great, that’s for sure.
One person who was on the ride and mercifully wasn’t hurt shared an insight into what happened afterwards.
The teacher, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said that she was thrown from the ride because of the impact.
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She seemed to imply that those on the ride may have suspected that something wasn’t completely right once they were on board the coaster.
The witness said: "We went up and heard the rollercoaster creaking.
“The second time we went down fast and when it was the third time it broke. A car overturned with two girls in it and I was thrown out...
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"The pressure was great, it was terrible, even now my mental health is shaken, as something worse could have happened."
It certainly could, looking at the footage.
The person who filmed the second bit of footage – who is also unnamed – said: "It was on the ride's third lap. The rollercoaster track broke, throwing three girls out.
“There were 10 of us in total, the other seven were left with minor injuries, mainly to the legs, where the iron safety bar was... I was helpless at the time, I just wanted to know if my family was all right."
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This news comes after an Indian fairground ride malfunctioned recently, hurtling towards the ground at great speed with people on board.
On that occasion, several people were taken to hospital and an investigation has been launched into what happened.
It was also claimed that the people responsible for arranging the fair in Punjab had fled the scene before police could arrive.
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One of the organisers said that they had operated the ride on many occasions but ‘this has never happened’.
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Topics: World News, Weird
Tom Wood