Multiple injuries on 'Vortex' fair ride at North Carolina State Fair The scene of the accident at the North Carolina State Fair. Picture: @MicahGrimes, Twitter Source: Supplied FIVE people have been rushed to hospital on stretchers after they were injured on a ride known as the Vortex at the North Carolina State Fair. Emergency crews rushed to the scene at the fair, where A WNCN.com crew said an ambulance left the grounds escorted by police. Five people were taken to a hospital after an incident on the ride in Raleigh, authorities told NBC News. Vision of how the ride operates is below: Witness Caleb Norris told WNCN he heard a crashing sound just after exiting the Vortex ride. Norris said he turned around and saw two people face down. Norris also said he saw the ride operator fall to his knees and start crying. One witness, Davis Averett, has also tweeted that he saw the ride stop, then start up again before people on it could get off. "4-5 people couldn't get off and one of the works told them to sit down and hold on in the middle of the ride and one person jumped out before it got too high and was ok and then when it went to flip everybody that was still on it went flying down, and then they bounced off of the ride floor and looked like they turned into spaghetti and then was just laying there not moving," he tweeted. The area around the ride has been shut down as emergency crews work at the scene. This is a view of how the ride looks to fair goers through a GoPro camera: