(Reuters) - One person was killed and five others critically injured when they were thrown from a ride that appeared to malfunction on the first day of the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday, local TV news station WCMH reported fire officials on the scene as saying. Five of the injured were in critical condition and the other two were in stable condition Wednesday night at area hospitals, said Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin. JUST WATCHED Kasich: We will get to the bottom of this Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Kasich: We will get to the bottom of this 01:00

"The fair is about the best things in life and tonight with this accident it becomes a terrible, terrible tragedy," Kasich said in a news conference.
At least one person is killed and several others injured after a ride at the Ohio State Fair malfunctions while operating.