One dies after being flung from funfair ride in France

SAINT-TIENNE, Oct 15 (AFP): A woman died and another was seriously hurt when they were flung from a chair swing ride at an annual funfair in central France, emergency services said on Tuesday.

The pair had been more than 10 metres (about 33 feet) up in the air, in one of several "flying" pods attached to large arms spinning around a massive central mast, when their capsule was tossed to the ground on Monday night.

When rescuers arrived at the scene in the central town of Firminy, a 24-year-old woman was already dead. The other woman in the pod, 20, was taken into emergency hospital care, the fire brigade told AFP.

Police said four people, owners and operators of two rides were taken into custody.