THIS is the horrifying moment a worker is struck from behind and crushed by a giant swing.
Burak Kirikci, 20, tragically died in hospital after he was swatted beneath the huge bulk at an amusement park in northern Turkey.
The 20-year-old ran out of the cabin during the kamikaze ride Credit: Newsflash
The massive bulk of metal then swung and hit him from behind – leaving him with catastrophic injuries Credit: Newsflash
Shocking footage shows the swing ploughing into the man and knocking him off his feet before crushing him under its massive bulk.
Burak had sprinted out of the operator’s cabin in Hakimiyet Park while the so-called kamikaze ride was still running.
He bent down in front of the swing – reportedly to pick up something a passenger had dropped.
But that is the moment tragedy struck as the massive swing rebounded back in his direction, as seen in CCTV footage released today.
Emergency services scrambled to the horror accident on June 6.
Burak was rushed to Amasya Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Training and Research Hospital in critical condition.
Doctors worked desperately to save the young man – but he tragically died while of his wounds.
The park has been shut down and two investigations have been launched.
Burak Kirikci, 20, later died of his injuries Credit: Newsflash
Cops have also arrested the owner and the operations manager of the amusement park.
Both were questioned by police and are now in prison awaiting trial.
On a fairground in China, dozens of thrillseekers were left dangling 330ft above ground after a rollercoaster broke down mid-ride.
shows passengers hanging upside down as a sudden power cut plunged an amusement park in China into chaos.
Fierce storms battered the fairground and cut electricity across the city of Harbin on Sunday.
The rollercoaster suddenly stopped over an upside-down bend in the ride above the treetops.
Passengers hung suspended in their seats for an agonising half an hour as emergency services scrambled to rescue them from below.
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