Dreamworld ride accident: One person believed dead

Fatal Dreamworld ride accident: Police confirm that FOUR people are dead

The accident reportedly occurred on Thunder River Rapids ride when a raft flipped, trapping people underneath.

Four people have died and a number are injured after an accident on a ride at Dreamworld, Queensland Police have confirmed (see statement below).

It is believed the accident occurred on the Thunder River Rapids ride.

News Corp media are reporting that: Initial indications are that there was a conveyor belt malfunction but this could not be confirmed. The Courier-Mail has been told six people were on a Thunder River Rapids ride car when it capsized on a conveyor belt.

The police statement has confirmed all the fatalities were adults.

More to come

UPDATE: Four people have been confirmed dead following an accident at @Dreamworld_AU theme park on the Gold Coast. #9News pic.twitter.com/hkxN2SVVdg
— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) October 25, 2016

Four people have been critically injured at #Dreamworld. There is nothing further we can confirm at this stage.
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) October 25, 2016

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