A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl in India has died after she was thrown 50ft and landed on the ground while riding a faulty ferris wheel.

In a disturbing video, the ride operating at a funfair in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, is spinning fast and the girl is thrown from her carriage onto the ground.

4 A 10-year-old girl was killed when she was thrown from a ferris wheel at a funfair in India Credit: CEN

Horrified weekend crowds watched the car loosen and crash to the ground - they can be heard screaming in the video.

The 10-year-old girl, who is known only as Amrutha, died immediately at the scene, and the six other people in the same carriage were taken to hospital and treated for serious injuries.

They were transported to Anantapur General Hospital for treatment.

Apparently a bolt in the carriage had loosened and the carriage on the faulty ferris wheel broke off, plunging its occupants into a 50ft fall to the ground.

4 A bolt loosened on the ride and the cabin came flying off, with seven people inside it Credit: CEN

4 The girl died immediately on impact and six others, who remained in the carriage as it fell, were taken to hospital with serious injuries Credit: CEN

Witnesses rushed to help the people who were thrown from the ride.

Eyewitnesses claim they had noticed the loose bolt on the ride and alerted the wheel operator, but he failed to investigate the problem.

After the incident he was beaten and abused by locals, then later rescued and handed over to the police.

Officials are now investigating the incident.

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4 Horrified crowds at the weekend funfair looked on in horror and rushed to help those injured Credit: CEN

Earlier this year, a woman at Funderpark fair in west London was thrown 20ft from a ride and knocked unconscious.

A 23-year-old man in China died after his seatbelt unexpectedly opened while on a ride at a theme park.

He was thrown from the 60ft ride and taken to hospital, but he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving because of a fatal head injury.