KARACHI, July 16 (INP): A minor girl was killed and more than 16 others injured Sunday night when a swing collapsed in an amusement park on the city's University Road, rescue and security officials said. A 16-seater Evolution ride came thundering down late last night in Askari Park of the Old Sabzi Mandi area, killing 8-year-old Kashaf — the daughter of Abdul Samad — and wounding numerous others. The new ride was opened for a trial today but was closed right after the accident, with police shutting down the recently-opened park to the public. [timed-content-server show="07/17/2018 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]Eyewitnesses related that there was a loud explosion somewhere in the swing's mechanism and it fell down from its peak, causing parkgoers inside the ride to be slammed onto the ground and being crushed underneath. Immediately afterwards, people present at the site started rescue work by themselves in order to help those who remained trapped, as officers of the emergency response teams of Edhi, Chippa, and other rescue services started arriving at the site of the accident. The injured people, after being recovered from under the fallen ride, were to a private hospital on University Road so that first aid could be administered to them. They were later moved to Civil Hospital and Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre. Commissioner Saleh Farooqui of Karachi reached Askari Park soon after the accident and inspected the ride. An initial investigation was subsequently launched, he said. The park was set to be closed until a full technical check-up is complete, he noted, adding that the initial investigation should finish later today (July 16). The government would bear the expenses incurred to treat the wounded people, Commissioner Farooqui announced. He further explained that take legal action would be initiated against the park administration accordingly and that he would look into how the park obtained a no-objection certificate (NOC) and who issued it. Farooqui also inquired the administration about the provision of first aid in the park and whether it had an emergency centre. On the other hand, Major (retd) Azam Suleman Khan, the chief secretary for Sindh, formed a committee, which would be led by Deputy Commissioner for Karachi's East District and submit a report on the incident by the next 24 hours. He also ordered the rides in all the parks throughout Sindh be closed until a thorough technical inspection is completed. Muhammad Zubair, the governor of Sindh, had also summoned a report on the incident from commissioner Karachi as well as the additional inspector-general (AIG). The governor had directed the authorities to provide extraordinary health care to the injured. Earlier, the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) had directed the local administration and park management to leave the broken swing at the site of the incident, adding that the amusement park will be re-opened after approval from the higher-ups. Rescue teams had rushed to the park to provide immediate medical attention to those in need but faced difficulty reaching the site of the incident as they had to wade through the high concentration of traffic. INP/AJ[/timed-content-server]