iStock/Thinkstock(QUEENSLAND, Australia) — Four people were killed in an accident at an Australian theme park after a raft turned over on its conveyor belt.
Witnesses described the chaos after a scene in which a malfunction threw two people from the raft, and trapped others underneath it.
Investigators are trying to understand what caused the raft to turn over.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull spoke out Tuesday about the tragedy, calling it a “sad day.”
“This is a very sad day, and we trust there will be a thorough investigation into the causes of this accident over the days to follow,” Turnbull told reporters.
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