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17-year-old girl injured on carnival ride in Hackettstown
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) – A 17-year-old girl was injured Friday night on a carnival ride in Hackettstown Friday night, according to police.
The incident happened on June 2, at around 8:43 p.m., at the Spring Festival, police said.
According to police, a 17-year-old girl approached the Hackettstown First Aid and Rescue Squad and stated she was injured while on a carnival ride, police said.
The girl told EMS personnel that she was injured on the Starship Gravitron ride. She suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Hackettstown Medical Center, police said.
No one else reported injuries, police said.
The carnival company shut down the Starship Gravitron and followed their protocols, police said.