COVINA >> Seven children and two adults suffered minor injuries Saturday when a small-scale train ride hired for a child’s birthday party overturned, officials said.
The mishap took place about 2:10 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the 2100 block of Rancho Culebra Drive, according to Covina police Sgt. Gregg Peterson.
The children’s train ride, essentially a gas-powered tractor pulling carts behind it, flipped over when the driver lost control while traveling down a hill, Peterson said. The occupants spilled off the ride into the street.
Seven children between 3 and 7 years old, as well as two adults, suffered apparently minor injuries such as abrasions and bruises, he said.
The cause of the crash was being investigated by the Covina Police Department’s Traffic Division.
PHOTOS courtesy of the Covina Police Department