Thirteen children injured after rollercoaster derails in 100-year-old amusement park
Thirteen children and an adult were injured on Wednesday, when a Rollercoaster Ray was released at the Welsh Entertainment Park.
The children were hanging on the ground and the “strange worm” journey had to be saved after leaving the rails in the Coney Beach Pleasure Park in Porthcawl in South Wales.
As the incident occurred, the children, “screaming” and the slopes of security railings fell from the side, he said.
Emergency services, during the release of the teeth reported to the hospital, including one of the seven children took to the hospital.
Following the incident, Matthew Baker, who wrote on Facebook, said, “The journey was walking around the top track and began to shake.
“At this point, I pushed the security rails surrounding the journey. [partner] From the security path that lets the railings hit me. “
Megan Louise Cavanagh from Bridgend visited the park with two children and friends and family, who brought their children when the accident took place.
“When we heard a big explosion, we were standing next to the caterpillar journey, and the fence around him fell and went down to my back, hit my head, my friend had a year old child, and as we pushed him, everything we could hear was screaming and crying.
“You could see some of them sitting, and they shed blood from their noses, and they were all crying.”
The incident comes only weeks before the pleasure park opened in 1918 and will close its doors well. The parks will close in October to lead to a new development, including restaurants, shops and houses.
Coney Beach Pleason Park said that there was a “third -party journey” that weird worm is a “third -party journey” and that the police told them to clean the site for more investigations.
“We apologize for the deterioration and we will provide reimbursement to the affected guests as soon as possible.” He said.
Southern Wales Police Say Independent: “Officers were called to Coney Beach amusement park Porthcawl at 17:50 yesterday evening after a accident containing one of the driving.
“Currently, we can verify that 13 children and an adult have been subjected to mild injury. Some of them require hospital treatment.
“The amusement park will remain closed today, while civil servants and health and security personnel are conducting investigations.”
Galli ambulance service spokesman Independent: “Yesterday, we were invited to an event report in Coney Beach, Porthcawl, shortly after 18:00.
“Three Emergency Ambulances, Three Cymru High sharpness intervention unit medical officials, two tasks operational manager and dangerous field intervention team sent to the scene.
“Seven patients were hospitalized for more treatment.”
A spokesman from the government’s Health and Security Manager Independent: “We are aware of this incident and we are supported by the South Wales Police. Our inspectors are joining the site today to start the investigation.”
