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Ride/Park Accidents

pluk said:
Somewhere in international waters, two suffer injuries when the bottom of a drop slide splits open. Some miracle noone fell from height.

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Here’s a video of it.

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looks not too serious (interms of injury) but a pretty big screw up:

looking at it, there are a few options that could have happened, however I can't imagine it not being one of these issues:
track out of guage, allowing up stop wheels through and above the track
up stop wheel mounts bent (happened on a similar type of ride in florida if I recall correctly)
up stop wheels / assembly detached / not present

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flyingguitar said:
looks not too serious (interms of injury) but a pretty big screw up:

looking at it, there are a few options that could have happened, however I can't imagine it not being one of these issues:
track out of guage, allowing up stop wheels through and above the track
up stop wheel mounts bent (happened on a similar type of ride in florida if I recall correctly)
up stop wheels / assembly detached / not present

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Can't park there mate.
 
DiogoJ42 said:
RtRM's take on things.
He seems to think the trim brakes on the drop must have been ripped up by the train's fin jamming in it somehow. Certainly seems plausible to me.


From: https://youtu.be/QdQUWpSPU3E
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Yeah just saw that, I didn't see the brake earlier, I would certainly have to agree as it seems like the most likely scenario.

even if it was something else (such as being derailed before hitting the brakes (see disney BTM derailment)) it rases questions about the maitanence of the ride
 
A man has died after being injured at a seaside fairground.
Northumbria Police said officers were called to Spanish City, in Whitley Bay, shortly before 14:15 BST to reports of a man in his 20s being injured in a workplace accident.
The force said the man had suffered head injuries and died a short time later.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the death, police confirmed.
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Rip no reports how it happened

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popey85 said:
A man has died after being injured at a seaside fairground.
Northumbria Police said officers were called to Spanish City, in Whitley Bay, shortly before 14:15 BST to reports of a man in his 20s being injured in a workplace accident.
The force said the man had suffered head injuries and died a short time later.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the death, police confirmed.

Rip no reports how it happened
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There is an article in the Daily Mail that includes a picture of the scene and it appears to be a Miami ride. They also say "The attraction features a row of seats which are suspended in the air and rotated at speed".

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