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IN DEPTH: Calgary Stampede 2010
News stories
- Calgary Stampede draws to a close
- July 18, 2010
- Stampede ride inspected daily: company
- July 17, 2010
- Stampede ride malfunction injures 10
- July 16, 2010
- Stampede chuckwagon races rained out
- July 13, 2010
- Calgary Stampede attendance down
- July 11, 2010
- Hot, sunny parade kicks off Calgary Stampede
- July 9, 2010
- CBC Stampede breakfast draws thousands
- July 8, 2010
- Stampede bait cars to deter thieves
- July 7, 2010
- Calgary Stampede parade draws Amazing Race duo
- June 15, 2010
Rodeo
- Sutherland wins record 11th dash for cash
- July 18, 2010
- Calgary's Graves thrills home crowd
- July 18, 2010
- 6th Stampede horse dies after fall
- July 16, 2010
- 5th Calgary Stampede horse death examined
- July 15, 2010
- Rodeo protection could improve: researcher
- July 13, 2010
- 4th Calgary Stampede horse dies
- July 13, 2010
- Horses killed at Calgary Stampede
- July 12, 2010
- Stampede rider hurt in horse death
- July 12, 2010
- Calgary rodeo condemned by U.K. MPs, activists
- July 8, 2010
- Anti-rodeo ad runs in Calgary paper
- July 5, 2010
- Calgary Stampede modifies steer wrestling
- June 23, 2010
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The ride that malfunctioned at the Calgary Stampede on Friday night sits behind a barricade on Saturday. (Jennifer Lee/CBC)At least 10 people were reported injured when a midway ride at the Calgary Stampede malfunctioned Friday night, officials said.
The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. MT on a ride known as the Scorpion. Six people were transported to hospital but the nature of their injuries was not known, officials from the Stampede said in a statement.
Four people were treated at the scene for their injuries, and not hospitalized.
According to witnesses, one of the pods came off the ride when it was approximately 10 metres in the air and crashed to the ground.
One person was reportedly pinned underneath the car at one point, witnesses said.
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