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Two people have died and 12 have been injured in a horrific accident on a theme park ride dubbed the 'world's longest slide'.
The tragedy happened as the 14 tourists, including six children, were sitting on their own rubber rings, speeding down the 771ft slide before reportedly crashing into one another and falling off.
An investigation has now been launched into how the accident occurred at the ‘Children’s Yard' amusement park in Chengdu, in China’s south-western province of Sichuan.
According to an official statement by the local district office, eight adults and six children fell off the long stainless steel slide at roughly 5pm on May 1 during the country’s Labour Day break.