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Ride/park accidents in 2012
BigDave
TS Member
A boy has been hospitalised after jumping from a rollercoaster.
A 13 year old boy from Bracebridge, Canada, jumped from a ride after it experienced a problem. The boy paniced and loosened his harness before jumping to the ground. Reports suggest the boy is not seriously hurt.
Suicidal person closes Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article ... ch-Gardens
A 13 year old boy from Bracebridge, Canada, jumped from a ride after it experienced a problem. The boy paniced and loosened his harness before jumping to the ground. Reports suggest the boy is not seriously hurt.
Suicidal person closes Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article ... ch-Gardens
pluk
TS Member
Accident / suicide in front of a B+M in Canada....
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/07/06 ... ment-park/
Does not state if the ride was full of riders at the time, I'd guess not as I would have thought that would at least injure some of them too.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/07/06 ... ment-park/
Does not state if the ride was full of riders at the time, I'd guess not as I would have thought that would at least injure some of them too.
cubwolf
TS Member
Adam James
TS Contributor
DiogoJ42 said:What a retard.
Saying that, wouldn't the cable car act as a conductor of electricity?
(Or perhaps the girl had had just seen Snooki in the distance..)
Alexsutton
TS Member
If anything, jumping out put her at more risk, as then she was earthed.
RyanY
TS Member
This accident sounds awful.
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east ... -31452667/
My thoughts go to the family and friends of the boy.
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east ... -31452667/
My thoughts go to the family and friends of the boy.
BigDave
TS Member
Ok, I haven't really been updating this so heres a quick blitz of recent park accidents world wide:...
Firstly something I haven't heard off on here...
Abbey Crouch left 30ft in the air as a fault occurred while she was riding the Sonic Spinball
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... wrong.html
Balloon Ride Collapses
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=8722638
Miami hits operator
http://www.keyc.tv/story/18961514/carni ... o-fun-days
Worker dies at Montreal amusement park
http://www.canada.com/Worker+dies+Montr ... story.html
Woman's hair gets caught in a go kart axle
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/so ... in-go-kart
Child hurt at water park accident
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/child- ... f887a.html
Toddler Badly Burned On Metal Near Spray Park
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/Todd ... 39136.html
A Five Minute Ride Turns Into a Four Hour Ordeal
http://www.wmbb.com/story/19082316/a-fi ... our-ordeal
Firstly something I haven't heard off on here...
Abbey Crouch left 30ft in the air as a fault occurred while she was riding the Sonic Spinball
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... wrong.html
Balloon Ride Collapses
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=8722638
Miami hits operator
http://www.keyc.tv/story/18961514/carni ... o-fun-days
Worker dies at Montreal amusement park
http://www.canada.com/Worker+dies+Montr ... story.html
Woman's hair gets caught in a go kart axle
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/so ... in-go-kart
Child hurt at water park accident
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/child- ... f887a.html
Toddler Badly Burned On Metal Near Spray Park
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/Todd ... 39136.html
A Five Minute Ride Turns Into a Four Hour Ordeal
http://www.wmbb.com/story/19082316/a-fi ... our-ordeal
pluk
TS Member
http://www.nbc12.com/story/19084224/gue ... inion-ride
Not so much an accident, apparently a fatal though.
Not so much an accident, apparently a fatal though.
Sazzle
TS Administrator
This article isn't 2012, but it makes for an interesting summary of Six Flags over the years...
http://www.businessinsider.com/worst-si ... 012-7?op=1
http://www.businessinsider.com/worst-si ... 012-7?op=1
pluk
TS Member
This one has a kind of interesting video about managing safety at American travelling rides...
http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S2703 ... ?cat=10219
http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S2703 ... ?cat=10219
cubwolf
TS Member
From the Facebook page of my local showman...
We are very saddened to report to you that there was an accident at around 6.30pm tonight at our fair on Abbey Park. The ride involved in the incident is called Mega Bounce (frog ride). Two boys aged approximately 16 years were injured and taken to the Royal Infirmary. A full investigation has begun and the fair will remain closed until further notice. We are awaiting further information on the condition of the injured boys and we will inform you as soon as we know anything. Our thoughts are with the boys and their families at this time.
Source http://www.facebook.com/BBfunfair?ref=stream
We are very saddened to report to you that there was an accident at around 6.30pm tonight at our fair on Abbey Park. The ride involved in the incident is called Mega Bounce (frog ride). Two boys aged approximately 16 years were injured and taken to the Royal Infirmary. A full investigation has begun and the fair will remain closed until further notice. We are awaiting further information on the condition of the injured boys and we will inform you as soon as we know anything. Our thoughts are with the boys and their families at this time.
Source http://www.facebook.com/BBfunfair?ref=stream
josht
TS Member
This is really disturbing it shows either freak accidents are people using short cuts but it one of those things you don't expect from a day that's meant to be a great day outSazzle said:This article isn't 2012, but it makes for an interesting summary of Six Flags over the years...
http://www.businessinsider.com/worst-si ... 012-7?op=1
Scott
Former TS Team Member
https://www.facebook.com/BBfunfair/post ... 3155452965
Appears to have been an accident in Leicester tonight on a Mega Bounce ride with two 16 year olds taken to hospital.
Appears to have been an accident in Leicester tonight on a Mega Bounce ride with two 16 year olds taken to hospital.
Sam
TS Member
NBC New York said:Boy Hit by Bird on Six Flags Roller Coaster
He was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries to his face and neck
Friday, Jul 27, 2012 | Updated 6:24 PM EDTView Comments () | Email | Print
NBC10 Philadelphia -Ted Greenberg
Shane Matus had quite the ride on Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags-Great Adventure in Jackson Township, NJ on Thursday. Matus was hit by a bird during the ride. NBC10's Ted Greenberg spoke to the 12-year-old about the wild incident.
A boy was hit in the face by a bird while riding the Kingda Ka roller coaster at a Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey Thursday, a spokeswoman for the amusement park said.
The boy was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries to his face and neck after the 4:45 p.m. accident at the park in Jackson, said the spokeswoman.
The 12-year-old boy, Shane Matus of Howell Township, told NBC 10 Philadelphia the coaster was returning to the station when he collided with the bird. He wondered if somebody threw a ball when he felt the impact.
"When I started spitting out feathers, I was like, 'that was a bird,'" he said.
Matus had bruises and scratches on his neck and face from where the bird struck him. He believes the bird was a pigeon.
"They say the bird exploded," he said. "It hurt a lot for like three seconds. People behind us had feathers and blood all over them."
The 45-story Kingda Ka coaster, which reaches speeds of up to 128 mph, was shut down for 30 minutes after the incident.
Ouch! Local news video. Spotted by ECG on CF.