Part falls off 60m-tall Edinburgh Star Flyer ride

The Star Flyer part is taken away by a worker. Picture: Laura Ritchie

OPERATORS of a 200ft (60m) high Christmas carnival ride in Edinburgh city centre hope to reopen it tomorrow after part of a seat broke off and crashed to the ground.

The Star Flyer attraction in St Andrew Square has remained closed for safety checks since the incident on Friday night.

Plastic moulding from a seat fell around 100ft onto the ride’s box office roof, then bounced to the ground. The two-person seat was occupied at the time.