Slingshot ride at Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland SNAPS and CRASHES with passengers still INSIDE

This is the terrifying moment the slingshot ride at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park snapped leaving two riders trapped late last night.

The seating pod on the fairground ride at the popular London Christmas attraction crashed into the support beam and left two people, both believed to be male, stuck inside.

A video on social media shows the couple seated in the spherical metal pod as a mechanism tightens up the cords which launch it into to air like a slingshot.

But as the ride is released for its launch, instead of going straight up propelled by the elastic power of both cords, one snaps, with the remaining band recoiling and sending the pod hurtling to the side and smashing into the support.

The seating pod - with the riders still inside - launched entirely to the left as it appears the slingshot cord on the right-side of the ride failed to provide any lift.

The cord appears to snap in part as the passenger sphere is launched into one of the ride's metal supports near the top of the structure.

After crashing into the beam the seating pod hung on its side with the presumably terrified riders inside. Witnesses told MailOnline the pair were taken to hospital, but their condition is not known.

Shocked revellers looked-on as the ride crashed and some gasped out loud as it happened.

Another video shows staff at Winter Wonderland blocking access to the ride just after the crash.

It also shows fire engines from the London Fire Brigade attending the incident on blue lights.

The London Fire Brigade has been contacted for further information. 

Winter Wonderland has been contacted for comment.