Ferris Wheel Breaks and Kills 5 People

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In Sequl, South Korea five family members fell 65 feet to their deaths when the car they were riding in unexpectedly overturned. The "Giant Wheel" was among 30 rides at the World Carnival mobile amusement park that opened in Busan last month.

Seven relatives were in the car when it broke. Two people were able to be rescued, four fell and died at the scene and one woman died after being taken to a nearby hospital.

Jeon Un-sung, 70, who was rescued from the ill-fated car, said that "the slowly moving gondola suddenly stopped and turned upside down and family members fell in a flash" when the window behind the seats fell out of the car, according to Yonhap news agency.

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