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Plane crashes into ferris wheel

2011-10-01 1 Dailymotion

ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> An ultra-light plane crashed into a ferris wheel near the small town of Old Bar, about 300 kilometres (190 miles) north of Sydney on Saturday.<br/> Local media reported that two people were still trapped inside the plane, a Cheetah S200, which dangled from the ferris wheel.<br/> Still photos showed emergency personnel at the scene who used a cherry-picker to help rescue the occupants of the plane.<br/> Emergency services also sprayed foam on the plane which was leaking fuel.<br/> It is believed that two children who were riding on the ferris wheel at the time have been rescued without any injuries.<br/> The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported the plane was taking off from a grass airstrip. However, it failed to gain enough altitude to clear the ferris wheel, which was placed at the southern end of the airstrip as part of a local festival.<br/> No injuries have been reported at this stage.

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