Story out of Greeneville, Tennessee:
Three girls were injured after falling at least 30 feet from a Ferris wheel at a county fair in eastern Tennessee on Monday evening. Two of the girls are in stable condition while another, who suffered a traumatic brain injury, is in critical condition.
According to Dr. Bracken Burns, director of trauma services for Johnson City Medical Center, the youngest of the victims, a 6-year-old, suffered the head injury and had to be intubated at the scene and taken to a hospital.
Burns said the girl's sister, who is 10, suffered injuries to her forearms and was in a cast. A third victim, 16, was initially considered to be in critical condition but has improved to stable.
The incident took place about 6:15 p.m. Monday at the Greene County Fair in Greeneville, Tenn. Capt. Tim Davis of the Greeneville police department told reporters the girls fell out when the car they were riding in flipped. Cont.
Story from - NPR
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