A 25-year-old woman suffered a horrific injury after her long hair became caught in a Ferris wheel mechanism at a crowded fair in India, ripping away part of her scalp.
Bali Maroti Talikote was riding the Ferris wheel at a one-day festival in Maharashtra on Friday when her hair became trapped in a bearing behind her seat.
Disturbing video from the scene shows the ride still moving when Talikote suddenly begins screaming in pain as her hair is violently pulled into the machinery.
The force of the mechanism tore away a large section of her scalp.
Horrified fair-goers rushed to help as the ride continued spinning.
Thousands of people, many of them women and children, had gathered for the festival, which was connected to a nearby temple.
Police officers at the scene helped bring the Ferris wheel to a stop before Talikote could be freed from the mechanism.
She was rushed to a hospital in nearby Pusad, where her condition was described as serious.
The terrifying accident is the latest in a string of serious fairground ride incidents reported in India in recent months.
On May 28, five people were injured when a chair-swing ride toppled over at a theme park in Kerala.
Two teenagers and three adults were taken to the hospital after the spinning ride began tilting before crashing into a surrounding fence and throwing riders to the ground.
In April, at least 30 people were injured when an overloaded Ferris wheel collapsed at a fair in Uttar Pradesh.
Ten of those victims were reported to be critically injured.
Another major accident happened in January, when at least 14 children were hurt after a giant swing suddenly gave way and crashed into a nearby wall at an annual fair in Madhya Pradesh.
The latest incident has once again raised concerns about ride safety at crowded fairs across the country.
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