Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 -- Five people, including two children, were injured after a giant wheel ride collapsed at an amusement park in Vembayam near Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, police said.

The mishap occurred at Happyland Amusement Park around 2 pm during peak holiday rush. Preliminary findings suggest that a failure in the welding joints and supporting metal structure caused the ride to break apart while operating.

The injured were identified as Manorathi (54), Seemani (49), Malini (49), Shyam Daniel (14) and Rose (16), all tourists from Nagercoil.

The portions of the iron support frame snapped suddenly, causing the riders to fall from the giant wheel. Authorities said a major tragedy was avoided at the park, which was crowde...