据外媒报道，美国华盛顿州发生摩天轮事故，两名女子与一名小童乘坐摩天轮时，摩天轮吊舱突上下翻转，三人从约5.5米高处跌下，其中一名女子情况危殆，其余两人伤势较轻，全部人无生命危险，另有一名男子被堕下的乘客撞倒受轻伤。
据报道，目击者指，摩天轮突然发出磨擦声，之后有部件开始松脱跌下，3名乘客乘坐的吊舱随即翻转，3人虽极力尝试捉住吊舱，但最终不支，从约18至20尺的高空堕下，跌到摩天轮的金属基座上。
其中59岁女子最先堕地，身体多处骨折，头部受伤，由直升机送院后情况危殆但稳定，相信无生命危险；另外两人则跌在她身上，伤势较轻并能行走，同样没有生命危险。另有一名男子被其中一名堕下的乘客撞倒受轻伤，他拒绝接受治疗。
事发后肇事摩天轮被封锁调查，摩天轮营运商指，会配合当局调查，主办单位表示不会取消余下活动。
A witness told rescue officials that a Ferris wheel cart flopping upside down ejected the three people.
The two women and the boy fell 15 to 18 feet (4 to 5 meters) and landed on the ride's metal flooring.
Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg says a 59-year-old woman was airlifted to the Seattle hospital. Gregg says she is currently in serious but stable condition in the intensive care unit, and her injuries are non-life threatening.
Officials said the injuries to the boy and to one woman weren't life-threatening.
The ride was shut down and cordoned off for an investigation.
The festival says authorities and the company that owns the carnival equipment are investigating.
