What Really Happened on Vortex North Carolina State Fair October 24th 2013?

Around 9:21pm on October 24th 2013 Vortex at the North Carolina state fair was operating normally. The ride was just ending its normal cycle and was slowing to a stop. Once the ride stopped the rides restraints unlocked and riders began to exit the ride as normal. Seconds later the ride suddenly restarted.

Accident Report:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k7c_...

Sources:
https://abc11.com/settlement-lawsuit-...
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/inv...
https://abc11.com/ferris-wheel-accide...

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