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The swing ride lost power. forcing the ride to slam to a halt and sending riders many kids flying. wabc's lucy yang has the story. >> reporter: rides under the long crescent moon were understandably empty sunday night. this after a freak accident here in norwalk, connecticut. this swing ride is called the zummer. at 2:00 sunday afternoon, the ride came to a violent stop. laughter turning into cries of terror. >> i heard a big bang, the whole apparatus, came smashing down. bottom of the swing. >> i looked to my left. i saw the swing ride it collapsed. all the people were there. i actually saw s...

As a precaution, soon reopened following inspections. >> portable rides have a very good safety record. in the state of connecticut, however, they're only inspected once a year. >> reporter: the owner says in part the zoomer swing ride suffered a mechanical malfunction and we are continuing to cooperate with authorities as they investigate into the root cause of the accident. state officials inspected the swing ride on friday just two days before the incident. this comes on the heels of a deadly accident in july at a six flags amusement park in arlington, texas. a woman fell to her death from ...

A frightening scene for parents in connecticut over the weekend, at least 12 children were injured after a cairnal swing ride lost power, throwing riders from their seats and slamming them into the ground. families of the victims now want answers. cnn's pamela brown has more for you. >> i heard a big bang, and the whole apparatus of swings came smashing down at the bottom of the swing. >> i looked to my left and i saw the swing ride, it collapsed, all these people were there. i actually saw someone fall out of the cart. >> reporter: this swing ride in norwalk connecticut became a terrifying th...

Commotion of the first responders running through the field and the ambulances and police cars going through, so we heard rumors that something collapsed. we decided to see when's going on and then when we got there, we saw the paramedics and the police officers, you know, on the ground, children laying down. parents with them as just kind of a little chaotic and couldn't see too much because they were keeping us back and hard to watch, too. >> you did not get -- you were on the swing ride but you did see it while it was working, right? why didn't you choose to get on it? >> well, for me, i wo...

It happened off new smyrna beach south of daytona beach, swimming in knee-deep water when one was bitten on the foot and the other on the shin. both are expected to be okay. more shark attacks happen off the florida coast than all of the other coastal states combined. and number five, at least 13 children are hurt after a swing ride malfunctioned today in norwalk, connecticut. it happened in the city's annual foister festival. some of the children are seriously hurt and taken to nearby hospitals. according to the norwalk police department's facebook page, the ride lost power, causing the rider...