Overview
- The Steel Max slingshot at Seville’s Feria, which failed Friday at 8:20 p.m., hurled its two-seat capsule into a support after a cable snapped.
- Firefighters and Civil Protection rescued the children within minutes, treated four people for minor injuries, and sent the riders to a clinic.
- The boys, identified by local media as Carlos, 17, and Manuel, 11, were discharged with cuts and bruises, while two bystanders were hit by debris.
- Authorities sealed the attraction as Local Police reviewed paperwork and the National Police took charge of the investigation.
- The boys’ families are weighing legal action, and the mayor warned the crash could have been a real tragedy despite the ride’s prior inspection.