Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus high wire accident

A platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at a circus performance Sunday, sending eight entertainers plummeting to the ground. Nine were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below.

Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare said the acrobats fell 25 to 40 feet, but officials and inspectors haven't yet determined what caused the accident.

He says, "Obviously, something went wrong."

Roman Garcia, general manager of the show, said the accident occurred during the "hair hang" act, where performers hang from their hair. He said all the injured acrobats are conscious.

(via OregonLive)