Amusement park ride topples; two injured

PUYALLUP, Wash. – An amusement ride for young children toppled over Friday evening at the Puyallup Spring Fair, and officials said two people were sent to a hospital.

Another 10 to 12 people, mostly children, were attended to by medics at the fairgrounds, said fair spokeswoman Karen LaFlamme.

Good Samaritan Hospital spokeswoman Jennifer Aalgaard said one child and one adult were being evaluated Friday night in the emergency room.

The Lolli Swing ride in Kiddyland, the children’s section of the fair, toppled at about 6:40 p.m. Friday.

The ride has swing-type seats that rotate around a central pillar, and has operated at the fair for the past five years.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the accident, although officials told KOMO Radio that they were looking at the possibility that soggy ground under the ride may have given way.