Two die as ferris wheel falls on participants of mela.

ISLAMABAD -- At least two persons were killed and six others were injured after a ferris wheel fell on the participants of a mela during the windstorm on Thursday.

The incident took place at Pindorian village where a three-day traditional mela was underway in connection with the Urs of Chan Pir Baba, the police said.

When the windstorm started, the ferris wheel was uprooted and fell on people. As a result, scores of people, including women and children, sustained...

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