Four people have died in an accident at Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast.
The park initially confirmed three deaths in a statement on Tuesday afternoon. Police subsequently raised the death toll to four.
In a statement, they said police were called to the site about 2.20pm following “reports that a number of people had been injured by a conveyor belt”.
It is believed the accident happened on the Thunder River Rapids ride.
Associated Press reported the people killed were two men and two women.
A spokesman for Queensland police said they were alerted to an “incident” on one of the rides shortly after 2pm local time and emergency services were dispatched.
Police earlier confirmed that four people had been critically injured.
Local media reported four ambulances were on the scene and that one person was unresponsive and being given CPR.
A spokeswoman from Ambulance Queensland said paramedics were responding to a “multi-casualty event” at Dreamworld and that the situation was “unfolding.”
US Olympics 1500m gold medallist Matthew Centrowitz was at the park at the time.
The park initially confirmed three deaths in a statement on Tuesday afternoon. Police subsequently raised the death toll to four.
In a statement, they said police were called to the site about 2.20pm following “reports that a number of people had been injured by a conveyor belt”.
It is believed the accident happened on the Thunder River Rapids ride.
Associated Press reported the people killed were two men and two women.
A spokesman for Queensland police said they were alerted to an “incident” on one of the rides shortly after 2pm local time and emergency services were dispatched.
Police earlier confirmed that four people had been critically injured.
Local media reported four ambulances were on the scene and that one person was unresponsive and being given CPR.
A spokeswoman from Ambulance Queensland said paramedics were responding to a “multi-casualty event” at Dreamworld and that the situation was “unfolding.”
US Olympics 1500m gold medallist Matthew Centrowitz was at the park at the time.