Two people have been taken to hospital after a fairground ride “failed and crashed” in Birmingham, the West Midlands fire service said.

Officers and paramedics attended the scene at Centenary Square, Birmingham, at 7.30pm on Thursday after the ride dropped to ground level “whilst in operation”, according to the fire service.

“This incident involved a fairground ride that had failed and crashed,” the fire service said. “The ride dropped to ground level whilst in operation.”

Thirteen people were treated at the scene; however, none of their injuries were life-threatening.

“Two women were treated by ambulance staff for injuries not believed to be serious and conveyed to Midland Metropolitan university hospital,” a West Midlands ambulance service spokesperson said. “Nine women and two men were assessed by medics before being given self-care advice and discharged at the scene.”

The BBC reported a witness seeing a number of “girls who appeared to be injured”. They were seen walking away from the area.

The same witness told the BBC he saw “one girl who seemed to have her face cut”.

The fire service added that they were not working to rescue any other people from the crash.