NEW ROADS, La. — In a chilling incident at the Harvest Festival in New Roads, Louisiana, two young girls, both under 13, were ejected from a Ferris Wheel ride on Saturday.

Eyewitnesses reported to local media that the mishap occurred around midday on November 1, when the Ferris Wheel’s bucket unexpectedly overturned, sending the girls tumbling onto the ride’s platform.

Eddie Jones, who was in line to board the ride, witnessed the unsettling event firsthand.

“I suddenly heard a girl scream,” Jones recounted to FOX10 news. “When I looked over, the Ferris wheel car was tipped over. I’m not sure how it ended up like that, but it was stuck,” he explained. “This incident definitely makes me think twice about ever getting on a Ferris wheel again.”

It’s unclear what caused the bucket to tip over mid ride, but video posted online shows it tilted at a 90 degree angle. It’s also unclear how high the girls were dropped from or what their current conditions are. 

Both girls were both taken to the hospital, one by air and the other by ambulance, Pointe Coupée Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux told ABC News. 

All rides at the festival were briefly closed for inspection by the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office, according to WAFB. All rides have since reopened except for the Ferris Wheel and a slide beside it while they continue to investigate. 

Amusement park injuries are not unheard of, but are usually pretty rare. A 2019 study reported there were roughly 3.7 injuries per 1 million amusement park visitors in the United States. 

That same report said 29% of injuries were soft-tissue injuries and 28% were neck and head injuries.