Four people have been killed on a ride at the Dreamworld theme park on Australia's Gold Coast, police have confirmed.
Media reports said the accident happened on the Thunder River Rapids ride.
Queensland police had said they were attending a "critical incident" at the park in Coomera.
Dreamworld bills itself as Australia's biggest theme park with more than 50 rides and attractions.
The theme park had earlier said it was "working as quickly as possible to establish the facts around the incident and is working closely with emergency authorities and police to do this."
Thunder River Rapids ride
- The ride was opened in 1986
- Billed by Dreamworld as a family ride, riders must be older than two
- The park says it allows riders to "travel down a foamy water track past the Gold Rush Country"
- Ride carries up to six people per car, travelling at up to 45km/h (28mph) through rapids
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