Second serious accident at Oktoberfest as worker resuscitated at ride

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2026-10-04

Munich (dpa) - A worker has been seriously injured in an accident on a ride at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival, with emergency services resuscitating the 47-year-old at the scene before he was taken to hospital, police said on Sunday. A fatal accident had already occurred at a freefall tower on September 21. The accident at the ship swing ride in the Oide Wiesn section of the festival took place on the last day of Oktoberfest at a......

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