A theme park ride left a teenager seriously injured after he was thrown out of his seat.
The 13-year-old boy, with the initials RDP, suffered two fractures to his right hand and one to his right leg.
Shocking footage of the incident was filmed by somebody who was standing in front of the 360-degree Pendulum ride at the time.
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The ride swung as it completed a 360 degree turn and slowed down at the top, hanging the people in their seats upside down as it is meant to.
As it moved clockwise, the teenager had fallen from his seat and was clinging onto the ride as his legs hung down.
The attraction picked up speed as it prepared to make another turn, and it swung the young boy with it.
His legs flailed through the air before he disappeared out of view.
The ride operator immediately stopped the ride.
RDP fell from a height of around one and a half to two metres, as reported by Need To Know.
He was rushed to a hospital, and it was found that he’d broken three bones, two of which included his fingers.
Police ordered the theme park to temporarily suspend operations of the Pendulum ride.
They immediately investigated the scene and asked for statements from several eyewitnesses, according to AKP Rudi Kuswoyo, Head of the Batu Police Criminal Investigation Unit.
On 8 April, RDP went to Jatim Park, in Batu, East Java, Indonesia, with three friends.
According to Rudi, the accident took place at around 4pm, and the teenager affected was sitting in seat number five.
He has said that before the ride operated, staff ran the required security checks, including checking the condition of the seat belts, and that they worked correctly.
Rudi confirmed that seat five’s belt had been checked before it suddenly malfunctioned.
As of 18 April, Rudi revealed that the investigation into the cause of the incident was still ongoing.
The teenager was treated for his injuries and is currently recovering.
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