NEW ORLEANS — A rider fell off a float Sunday during a Mardi Gras parade.
The rider fell from the lower level of float 16B during the Thoth parade, WDSU reported.
A man was struck and killed Saturday night when he was caught between two sections of a tandem float. Earlier in the week, Geraldine Carmouche, 58, died in a similar accident involving a tandem float.
The rider was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Two people have died during parades this week.
In response to the deaths, city officials have banned all tandem floats for the remainder of the Carnival season.