Overview
- The Steel Max sling-shot at Seville’s Feria de Abril, which failed Friday around 8:20 p.m., lost a tension cable and its capsule hit a support.
- Four people suffered minor injuries, including two riders and two bystanders struck by the whipping cable, with two taken for precautionary checks.
- Firefighters rescued the riders from a capsule left hanging about five meters up and sealed the attraction on the spot.
- Policía Nacional is leading the investigation as local officials examine maintenance records and licensing for the temporary installation.
- Videos of the failure spread on social media, sharpening public scrutiny of high-speed rides in the fair’s Calle del Infierno zone.