TAYLOR, Mich., April 23 (UPI) -- A 44-year-old carnival worker was crushed and killed by an amusement park ride in Taylor, Mich., WDIV-TV, Detroit, reported Friday.
The victim, of Orlando, Fla., was an employee of Wade Shows Inc. His name was not released.
The man was working atop the Crazy Submarine ride at the Gibraltar Trade Center late Thursday night when another employee offered a 5-year-old child one last swing, not knowing the co-worker was on it, the local union said.
The victim's injuries were reportedly so severe that a medical helicopter was turned away.
"He was caught in between it," said Shane Anders, a tow-truck operator, who was called to help pull the victim from beneath the ride.
The child was not injured.
An investigation into the incident was pending.
