Terrifying moment slingshot ride at Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland SNAPS and smashes into support beam leaving two passengers trapped inside as security evacuate the area
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- Slingshot ride at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London crashed last night
- Riders were inside the seating pod as one cord providing the launch snapped
- The ride hurtled into a support beam and was left hung on its side afterwards
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This is the terrifying moment the slingshot ride at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park snapped leaving two riders trapped late last night.
The seating pod on the fairground ride at the popular London Christmas attraction crashed into the support beam and left two people, both believed to be male, stuck inside.
The ride typically uses elastic-propelled cords to launch the pod straight up into the air as if propelled by a slingshot.
But a video on social media showed the ride went badly wrong last night when one of the cords snapped upon launch.
The seating pod on the fairground ride at the popular London Christmas attraction crashed into the support beam with riders still inside last night.
This is the terrifying moment that the slingshot ride at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park snapped its band as riders took off
The remaining band recoiled to the side and sent the pod hurtling into one of the ride’s support beams, leaving the riders suspended in mid-air.
The seating pod – with the riders still inside – launched entirely to the left.
After crashing into the beam the seating pod hung on its side with the terrified riders inside.
It is not the first incident to have marred the popular attraction this winter, after a stabbing outside the entrance earlier this week.
Witnesses told MailOnline the pair were taken to hospital, but their condition is not known.
Shocked revellers looked on as the ride crashed and some gasped out loud as it happened.
A video on social media shows two people seated in the spherical metal pod as an electrical mechanism mechanism tightens up the cords which launch it into to air like a slingshot
A member of staff stops patrons Winter Wonderland from getting to the slingshot ride after the incident
Another video shows staff at Winter Wonderland blocking access to the ride just after the crash.
It also shows fire engines from the London Fire Brigade attending the incident on blue lights.
The London Fire Brigade has been contacted for further information.
Winter Wonderland has been contacted for comment.