Two girls around the age of 11 are hospitalized after being thrown from a Ferris wheel at a festival in New Roads, Louisiana.

The accident occurred some time before noon on Saturday, Nov. 1, the second day of the Louisiana Harvest Festival.

The extent of the girls' injuries has not been disclosed, but both were taken to the Baton Rouge Children's Hospital , NBC News reported.

Two girls hospitalized after being thrown from a Ferris wheel at a festival in Louisiana

The girls thrown from the Ferris wheel sustained a 20 to 25 foot fall, while a third passenger was stuck in the basket and later released.

All rides at the festival were temporarily closed after the accident for inspection by the Louisiana State Fire Marshals, and all were reopened except for the Ferris wheel and a near

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