8 hurt in horse-drawn wagon ride gone wrong in Brockville

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Eight people were hurt when a snowy wagon ride took a chaotic turn in Brockville, Ont., on Thursday afternoon, according to local police.

Brockville police said the incident began around 1:30 p.m. on Front Avenue, where a man was offering horse-drawn wagon rides. Police said the horses became agitated during one trip and the driver lost control.

The runaway horses pulled the wagon west, colliding with parked vehicles as they careened onto four-lane Stewart Boulevard, which connects Brockville's downtown to Highway 401. The team then swung left onto Eleanor Street where they finally became tangled in a wooded area and could be brought back under control.

Police said most of the people in the wagon were thrown from it during the incident, leaving only two on board when it finally came to a stop.

Eight people were hurt and taken to hospital by both police and paramedics, police said. None of their injuries were considered life-threatening.