Four people have died in a theme park accident in Australia

At least four people have died at Dreamworld theme park on Australia's Gold Coast.

It's believed an accident occurred on the water-based Thunder River Rapids ride. The ride, which is described as family friendly, is 34 years old and is open to children as young as 2 years of age. Dreamworld amusement park is one of the most popular on the east coast. The theme park released the following statement:

"Dreamworld is working as quickly as possible to establish the facts around the incident and is working closely with emergency authorities and police to do this. "Dreamworld's focus and priority is with the families of those involved in this tragedy and will be providing an update to the public as soon as information becomes available."

The Police in Queensland also released a statement saying:

"Police are currently investigating an incident that occurred this afternoon at a theme park on the Gold Coast. "Police were called to the site at Coomera around 2.20pm following reports that a number of people had been injured by a conveyor belt. "Four adults have been confirmed as being deceased. "Police and other emergency services remain on the scene and no further information can be released at this stage."