Horrific video has been released showing the moment two gondola cars broke away from a high-flying amusement park and crashed, injuring ten people, six of them critically.

The incident occurred Saturday at a traveling fairground during festivities in La Aurora in Ecuador’s western province. Canton of Daule. According to Jam Press Vid, the cars broke away from the swing-like pendulum ride.

The video shows the thrill ride becoming unstable when a loud horn honks. As the gondola arm swings back and forth, it hits a rail on the vehicle’s platform and a thunderous explosion can be heard.

The cameraman runs for cover along with other screaming viewers before another crash is heard.

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Horrific video has been released showing the moment two gondola cars broke away from a high-flying amusement park and crashed, injuring ten people, six of them critically. The shocking incident took place at a traveling fairground in Ecuador on Saturday. (Jam Press Video)

A car crashed onto the platform, with one of the passengers still strapped into their seat. video shows. The other one fell to the ground on the other side, according to Jam Press Vid.

The video shows people surrounding the area and helping the victims. Two men strapped to the gondola look dazed, while a woman lies on the floor of the platform.

Eyewitnesses said blood was seen on the falling gondolas.

Pendulum rides consist of a gondola, an arm and an axle. The drive is based on the movement of a stationary pendulum; One end of the arm is equipped with a passenger-carrying gondola, while the other end is connected to the axle. Passengers in gondolas rock back and forth.

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The shocking incident happened at a traveling fair in Ecuador on Saturday. A victim is being tended to, left, and the car’s handle points to where the car has left. (Jam Press Video)

Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Armas, a police spokesmanHe said one of the mechanical arms unexpectedly came loose, causing the cars to separate.

Officers closed the travel fair and cordoned off the errant ride, he added. an investigation Studies are continuing to determine the cause.

Fire Chief Moisés Cano said six of the 10 victims suffered fractures and head injuries. They were hospitalized in intensive care.

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People take a similar pendulum ride at an amusement park in China. (South China Morning Post via Felix Wong/Getty Images)

Organizers have promised to cover the victims’ medical expenses.

Risk Management official Stalin Quiñónez said the facility had all the necessary permits and was fully operational before departure.

“Unfortunately, this accident occurred, it is a very unfortunate event, but we do not yet know what caused it,” Quiñónez said. he said. “Investigations will be able to reveal what happened.”