Saudi Arabia: "360 Degrees" ride collapses at Taif amusement park Dozens injured / video

An amusement park ride has collapsed in Saudi Arabia, leaving at least 23 people injured, several of them seriously.

The incident occurred on July 30 evening at the Green Mountain amusement park in the city of Taif, located in the western part of the country, Caliber.Az reports.

Last night in the city of Taif which is in eastern Saudi Arabia - a ride called 360 collapsed while it was full of people. Dozens of people were injured, some seriously via @kaisos1987 pic.twitter.com/OByfREaFRR

— Michael Elgort (@just_whatever) July 31, 2025

According to local media and eyewitness footage shared on social media, the ride — known as 360 Degrees — malfunctioned during operation when its central support structure gave way, causing the passenger platform to crash to the ground.

One person was reportedly thrown several metres from the ride during the collapse.

A similar incident occurred in April this year in Delhi, when a roller coaster at the Fun N Food Water Park near Kapashera in South West Delhi collapsed.

The accident claimed the life of a 24-year-old woman. The victim, identified as Priyanka, had been visiting the park with her fiancé when the ride suffered a mechanical failure,

By Aghakazim Guliyev