Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland mishap

The attraction, called the Sky Swing, was spinning usual in circles, before a gust of wind heaved the two carriages towards each other.

While two people who had hopped to the attraction were talking about the unnatural thing to happen, the collapse of the swing took place.

The two wanted to be part of the swing said they were warned by a Leanne Williams, who had had posted a video of the incident on Facebook.

Later on Leanne said: “Just a warning to any one who goes to Winter Wonderland at Cardiff be aware of this ride.”

The onlookers, who also witnessed the fall, said operators of the giant Sky Swing ride were making sure every carriage was filled today to avoid a repeat of the collisions which terrified passengers 200ft above the ground.

Passengers who paid £5 each to enjoy the ride waited for as long as 20 mins before each of the two-seater carriages had someone sitting in them.

If there were not enough paying passengers then workers sat in an empty carriage to stop it swinging wildly in the strong winds.