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Ride/Park Accidents

India - man killed off ride being electrocuted by touching a metal railing which had become live.

www.freepressjournal.in

Palghar Tragedy: Teen Dies Of Electrocution At Vasai Fair; Operator Arrested

According to police reports, Sena was observing the fair's rides when he came into contact with the railing and received a fatal electric shock. The incident sparked outrage among local residents, who subsequently ransacked the fairgrounds in protest of the apparent safety negligence.
www.freepressjournal.in www.freepressjournal.in

And a video of the waltzer incident happening. Ride looks shady as hell.

needtoknow.co.uk

Fairground ride topples over leaving gran and grandson hurt | Need To Know

An elderly woman and her grandson suffered minor injuries after a Waltzer ride car detached at Monterrey Fair, prompting an investigation into the ride’s structural failure.
needtoknow.co.uk needtoknow.co.uk
 
India - Woman dies falling from Topspin type ride, restraint fails and ejects her. Vid of ride in action, not incident, it looks to be some knock off, unsurprisingly. It does actually look quite nimble and fun, apart from the death risk.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

'Faulty seatbelt': Just 10 months before her wedding, woman falls to death from amusement park ride in Delhi | Delhi News - The Times of India

A 24-year-old woman, Priyanka Rawat, died after falling from a rollercoaster in Delhi's Fun N Food Water & Amusement Park due to a seatbelt malfunctio
timesofindia.indiatimes.com timesofindia.indiatimes.com


From: https://youtu.be/hLHDj8QnsKc?si=oJwTmJzhd8WBtfpV



Aaaaaannd....
India - man injured on the same day, falling from a topspin type ride. This time seemingly through the gap in the restraints.

www.guwahatiplus.com

Man Injured After Falling-Off Adventure Ride At Mela In Assam's Lumding

A man suffered injuries after falling from an adventure ride in Sitala Puja Mela at Lumding on Friday, April 4.
www.guwahatiplus.com www.guwahatiplus.com


From: https://youtu.be/-pgibu8CQkg?si=RdQrIJrRrcwTTpMN


The message here is do not go to India to ride knock off topspins.
 
pluk said:
Updated article, 2 hospitalised, 9 others treated at scene, and it is confirmed as Danters City Flyer.

Reports that ride has descended while in operation ar speed, we've seen before that the gondolas collide with platform structures when that's happened and that is consistent with the tangled dondallas pictued draped over the platform lighting rig.

www.bbc.co.uk

Woman in hospital as Birmingham fair ride 'dropped to ground'

The 55m-tall ride "failed and crashed", emergency services say.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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Was there ever an update to the cause of this Star Flyer accident? I see Danters are back open in the same location with their coaster and wheel, so the council must have no issues with the operators.
 
IDB said:
Was there ever an update to the cause of this Star Flyer accident? I see Danters are back open in the same location with their coaster and wheel, so the council must have no issues with the operators.
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Of any substance, no. The last updates I've seen were shortly after the incidnet confirming it was a criminal investigation and two arrests had been made. I can't see anywhere that confirms they are from the owning/operating family.

www.bbc.co.uk

Two arrested over Birmingham fairground ride crash - BBC News

The men are being questioned on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, police say.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk

Also of note are previous hse notices regarding the safe operation of starflyers including specifically having something in place to stop low height overspeed that would cause rides to collide with furniture.

Notices served - Enforcement notices public

This site provides the detail of HSE prosecutions resulting in a successful conviction within the last 5 years.
resources.hse.gov.uk

Notices served - Enforcement notices public

This site provides the detail of HSE prosecutions resulting in a successful conviction within the last 5 years.
resources.hse.gov.uk

Notices served - Enforcement notices public

This site provides the detail of HSE prosecutions resulting in a successful conviction within the last 5 years.
resources.hse.gov.uk

I imagine at the end of this investigation we'll see either a court result and/or a hse press release and/or technical bulletin. They often take many months though.
 
Wasn’t sure where to post this. It’s not an accident, but definitely a could-have-been-horrific one. Two black bears casually appear right beside an alpine coaster kart going up the lift hill. Not sure what coaster it is.


From: https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1kcclpk/guy_rides_right_past_some_black_bears_when_a_ride/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


It honestly never would’ve crossed my mind that something like this could happen.
 
"I want to get off Alpine Coaster 1"

Seriously, how cool was that? Bears are awesome, and second only to lions on the "I will hug him, and squeeze him, and pet him, and name him George" scale ... for me, at least.
 
pluk said:
Unclear what the ride is, some say coaster and some say helicopter ride. My guess is a little big wheel and the press don't understand what a rollercoaster is.
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Or the difference between a themepark and fairground. Although there’s not much “Victorian” about the event in question anymore.
 
Worried because I considered going there as it’s nearby, I looked up who operates Galactic Carnival

MT Attractions, owned by Douglas Taylor, perhaps related to the people behind M&Ds?

As M&Ds is also my local “theme park”, it does worry me somewhat that I should be careful about visiting there. I wonder if fairgrounds should be forced to display the certificate of officials signing off the rides to be safe (assuming that they even have to be signed off by somebody)


Meanwhile, the festival has eventually been shut down, with police and HSE investigating: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62vj6v0p41o
 
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