Roller coaster death: Police to inspect amusement park in Delhi's Kapashera

Police will be inspecting the amusement park where a 24-year-old woman died after allegedly falling from a roller coaster ride, a source has said. No arrests have been made in the case so far.

The incident occurred Thursday evening after one Priyanka fell from a roller coaster stands at the Fun and Food Village in southwest Delhi's Kapashera area.

The stand broke and she fell directly on the ground.

There were several visible injuries on her body, including an ENT bleed, a lacerated wound on the right leg, a puncture wound on the left leg and multiple abrasions on the right forearm and left knee, police added.

Priyanka was rushed by her fiancee Nikhil to Manipal Hospital, where the doctors declared her dead, a senior police officer said.

Based on the complaint and preliminary findings, an FIR has been registered under sections 289 (negligent conduct with respect to animals or machinery) and 106 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer said.

The post-mortem examination of the deceased has been conducted and the body has been handed over to the family members, he added.

According to police, Priyanka's brother Mohit told police that she got engaged to Nikhil in February and was scheduled to get married in February next year.

Mohit has accused the water park authorities of not maintaining proper safety standards.

No immediate response from the amusement park has been received so far.