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ELEVEN people were injured when they plummeted to the ground after the cables snapped on a fairground ride.

The incident was dramatically caught on camera by one of the riders who filmed it on their smartphone who jokingly predicted the breakage.

Scared visitors run away after the cables snapped on the free fall ride in Turkey
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Scared visitors run away after the cables snapped on the free fall ride in TurkeyCredit: EuroPics [CEN]
The terrifying incident was caught on film by one of the riders who was filming on his mobile phone
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 The terrifying incident was caught on film by one of the riders who was filming on his mobile phoneCredit: EuroPics [CEN]

It happened after cables broke on a Free Fall ride at an amusement park in the city of Adana in southern Turkey.

In total, 16 people were on the adrenaline-packed ride in which people are winched slowly into the air and then quickly plummet towards the ground.

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The ride is supposed to slow down at the last second but this time, some of the cables broke and it hit the ground at speed.

The 11 victims were said to have escaped with only minor injuries but they were all taken to a local hospital for a check-up.

The incident led to a confrontation between fair-goers and workers at the amusement park who were accused of failing to properly maintain the ride.

The cables snapped on the ride failing to adequately break the fall of passengers
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The cables snapped on the ride failing to adequately break the fall of passengersCredit: EuroPics [CEN]
The disaster struck at a fairground in the city of Adana in the south of Turkey
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The disaster struck at a fairground in the city of Adana in the south of TurkeyCredit: EuroPics [CEN]
Several internet users pointed out that the man filming joked that the ride would break before it fell
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Several internet users pointed out that the man filming joked that the ride would break before it fellCredit: EuroPics [CEN]
Visitors argued with the amusement park workers after the ride broke
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Visitors argued with the amusement park workers after the ride brokeCredit: EuroPics [CEN]

The dramatic video quickly went viral after it was uploaded to social media and video-sharing websites.

A number of internet users pointed out that, before the malfunction, the cameraman ironically joked to friends: "The ride will break."

Adana is a major city in southern Turkey. It lies on the Seyhan River, 22 miles inland from the Mediterranean Sea, in south-central Anatolia.

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