A 17 year old female was killed and 22 were injured when the Mechanic Falls Maine hayride they were riding on flipped. The Hayride lost control and went down a steep hill and into a tree according to police. The 23 where attending Gauntlet Haunted Night Rides, which is a Halloween Themed event held on Harvest Hills Farms. This was the 5th season of the event and up until this year there have been no injuries according to the farms owners. The driver of the hay ride was pulling the wagon with an SUV and holds a Commercial Driver’s License according to a Maine State police Spokesperson. The state fire marshal and the state police are investigating the incident and believe that a mechanical defect caused the accident.
The Gauntlet was described as not your run of the mill haunted hayride and will scare the socks off you. The ride was open Thursday –Sunday nights and lasted about 20 minutes.
