DHAKA: 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, says the BBC.

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”.

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