COLUMBIA , S.C., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A traveling fair worker was killed at the South Carolina State Fair after he was struck by a ride, event officials said.
Officials said Jeff Doucleff, an employee of North American Midway Entertainment Co., was in a secured area behind a ride called the Inverter when he was struck and killed by a part of the ride, The (Columbia, S.C.) State reported Monday.
Gary Goodman, state fair general manager, said the events leading up to the Sunday incident were unclear and no one aboard the Inverter -- a platform ride that fits 30 people into a car and then flips them upside down -- at the time of the accident reported seeing the accident.
The ride was closed for the remainder of the day Sunday while an investigation was carried out.
