People Were Left Dangling Upside Down After A Rollercoaster Broke Down

#2 A total of 28 people were left hanging face-down on the £12million Air Galactica ride

when it ground to a sudden halt in 'absolutely torrential' rain at the top of the first loop of the track at around 2pm.

#3 One rider involved in today's incident told how he feared his seatbelt would 'release'

and he would plunge to the ground below as he dangled in mid-air, while another said it would've been 'game over' if the harness gave way

#4 Others said distressed passengers were 'screaming and crying' during the incident which occurred

when the ride broke down after allegedly being besieged by floodwater following heavy downpours.

#5 Galactica came to a halt at 2pm this afternoon before the ride was eventually re-started. It is believed to have been affected by flooding.

After half an hour, workers managed to re-start the rollercoaster and safely returned the riders to the ground.

#6 Officials at the park told visitors the ride had been 'flooded' and it was temporarily shut.

#7 A member of staff was seen climbing up to reassure the people on the ride which only re-opened in March after being refurbished.

#8 Thomas Symons, 20, of Andover

was riding Air Galactica with girlfriend Rebekah Sheppard when it broke, said he feared they could 'fall out' of the virtual reality ride.

#9 He told MailOnline:

'I was the first in our row to realise something was wrong, took the VR goggles off and told the others to do the same as they still thought we were moving.

#9 The 20-metre high ride was previously known as Air and has been re-furbished for this season.

#10 Last month the Smiler roller coaster at Alton Towers re-opened after being closed for nine months

following a crash that left two teenagers needing leg amputations.

#12 Twitter user Thomas Symons, who claims to have been trapped on the ride, tweeted that

he was one of the 28 people stuck on the ride and that it was 'not pleasant'

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