Another serious accident at the Oktoberfest: employees injured
Serious accident on a swing ship at the Oide Wiesn on the last day of Oktoberfest
Quick Look
- On the last day of the Oktoberfest in Munich, a 47-year-old employee had a serious accident on a ship's swing and had to be resuscitated.
- The criminal police are investigating the cause of the accident.
- It is the second serious accident this year.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
On September 21st there was already a fatal accident at a freefall tower at the Oktoberfest.
Another employee suffered a serious accident in an accident on a ride at the Oktoberfest. Rescue workers resuscitated the 47-year-old on site, the police said. The swing ship employee is now in the hospital. There was already a fatal accident at a freefall tower on September 21st.
According to the police, the accident on the swing ship at the Oide Wiesn occurred around 10:15 a.m. on the last day of Oktoberfest. The 47-year-old was seriously injured, the police said. “There was never any danger to the ride’s passengers.”
According to police, a crisis intervention team looked after the witnesses to the accident. The criminal police are now investigating how the accident could have happened.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Criminal police publish the results of their investigation into the cause of the accident
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How exactly did the accident on the swing ship happen?
- What state of health does the injured person currently have?

