📰 6 sources 9 articles · 17 Oct 2026, 16:06 → 22 hours ago

A child's death at the "Fantasy World" amusement park in Beirut amid conflicting accounts of the incident

An incident at the "Fantasy World" amusement park in Beirut left a child from the southern town of Adshit dead, according to Lebanese media reports on 17 October 2026. Accounts of the incident diverged: some reports said one of the rides fell and several people were injured, while the park's management said the incident was isolated and that the child jumped from the "Worm" ride, denying that any ride fell or that there were mass injuries. Both the amusement park and Al-Rasoul Al-Azam Hospital issued statements on the incident.

📍 Where things stand: The amusement park's management denies that any ride fell and says the incident was isolated, while Al-Rasoul Al-Azam Hospital has issued a statement on the incident whose content is not available in the reports.

⏱️ Timeline

17 Oct 2026, 16:06 Lebanon 24 reported a tragedy at an amusement park in Lebanon after one of the rides fell, without details on casualties or the circumstances of the incident.
17 Oct 2026, 16:06 Aljadeed reported that a child died after falling from one of the rides at an amusement park, and published a video with the report, without details on the location, the circumstances, or the child's identity.
17 Oct 2026, 16:30 Lebanon ON reported that an incident at an amusement park in Lebanon killed one person and injured several others, without details on the circumstances, the victims' identities, or the park's location.
17 Oct 2026, 16:36 Tayyar.org reported that the child Muhammad Mahdi Saleh, from the town of Adshit, died after one of the rides fell at the "Fantasy World" amusement park in Beirut, and that a large number of injured people were transferred to Al-Rasoul Al-Azam Hospital.
17 Oct 2026, 17:02 A Lebanese report examined the claim of a child's death at the "Fantasy World" amusement park and recalled similar rumors circulated in 2016 about a child's death at the same place.
17 Oct 2026, 17:04 A video circulated on social media showing the moment a child fell from one of the rides at an amusement park in Beirut; MTV Lebanon published the clip with its report, without details on the child's health condition or the circumstances.
17 Oct 2026, 17:07 Aljadeed reported that a child fell at an amusement park and died as a result, and that the park's management issued a statement on the incident, without details on the circumstances of the fall, the child's identity or age, or the park's location.
17 Oct 2026, 17:25 Lebanon Debate reported that the child Muhammad Mahdi Abbas Saleh, from the southern town of Adshit, died in an incident at the "Fantasy World" amusement park on the Airport Road in Beirut during a school visit, and that the park's management said the incident was isolated and that the child jumped from the "Worm" ride in a reckless act, denying that any ride fell or that there were mass injuries, while old statements and posts from 2016 unrelated to the incident were recirculated.
17 Oct 2026, 18:24 Lebanon Debate reported that Al-Rasoul Al-Azam Hospital issued a statement following the "Fantasy World" incident, without available details on the incident or the content of the statement.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

⚠️ Sources disagree

Cause of the child's fall

One of the rides fell at the "Fantasy World" amusement park according to tayyar.org
One of the rides fell at an amusement park in Lebanon according to Lebanon 24
Park management: the incident was isolated and the child jumped from the "Worm" ride in a reckless act; no ride fell according to Lebanon Debate

Number of injured

One person killed and several others injured according to Lebanon ON
A large number of injured were transferred to Al-Rasoul Al-Azam Hospital according to tayyar.org
Park management denied any mass injuries according to Lebanon Debate

Name of the deceased child

Muhammad Mahdi Saleh according to tayyar.org
Muhammad Mahdi Abbas Saleh according to Lebanon Debate

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

How the sources covered it

Some coverage focused on the death, injuries and casualty counts, others on the child's identity, the location and Al-Rasoul Al-Azam Hospital, while Lebanon Debate focused on the park management's account denying that any ride fell and stating the incident was isolated, as well as on verifying the 2016 rumors.

Lebanon 24 It led with a "tragedy" at an amusement park in Lebanon caused by a ride falling, and included no details on casualties, circumstances or location.
aljadeed It focused on the death of a child who fell from a ride and published a video, then noted in a later report a statement by the amusement park's management, without naming the child, his age or the park's location.
Lebanon ON It reported only that one person was killed and several others injured at an amusement park, without identifying the victims, the place or the circumstances.
tayyar.org It named the child Muhammad Mahdi Saleh and the town of Adshit and identified the "Fantasy World" park in Beirut, reported that a large number of injured were taken to Al-Rasoul Al-Azam Hospital, and attributed the incident to a ride falling.
MTV Lebanon It led with the circulating video showing the moment a child fell from a ride at an amusement park in Beirut, without details on his health condition or the circumstances.
Lebanon Debate Its coverage was devoted to verifying the incident and to the park management's account that the child jumped from the "Worm" ride and its denial that any ride fell or that there were mass injuries, noting the recirculation of 2016 posts and later the statement of Al-Rasoul Al-Azam Hospital.