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Ride/Park Accidents
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John
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I think at the time a lot of people assumed the park must have been at fault, purely because it's Oakwood.
Regardless of the underlying cause, it seems like they've been pretty lucky on this occasion - this whole thing could have ended far worse for them.
Regardless of the underlying cause, it seems like they've been pretty lucky on this occasion - this whole thing could have ended far worse for them.
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Fight and shooting at Six Flags Over Georgia on opening day
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1 person shot by police near Six Flags Over Georgia after fights break out opening day
What was meant to be a fun first day back at Six Flags Over Georgia turned into a series of brawls within the park that ended in gunfire off-campus. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations said Cobb County officers were involved in the shooting.
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It appears a 43 year old man was sadly killed whilst reportedly working on Taron at Phantasialand today 
The incident is currently being investigated so very few details about what may have happened at present.
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The incident is currently being investigated so very few details about what may have happened at present.Link to article
IDB
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Super Star ride. Part of the central “nose cone” cover appeared becomes detached from the video on the link.
metro.co.uk
Teen rushed to hospital after fairground ride falls apart mid-air
The flying piece hit two cartloads of students, only narrowly missing people stood to the side.
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Leigh
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I'm surprised it took this long to report on - apparently it happened on the 27th March.Super Star ride. Part of the central “nose cone” cover appeared becomes detached from the video on the link.
Teen rushed to hospital after fairground ride falls apart mid-air
The flying piece hit two cartloads of students, only narrowly missing people stood to the side.
Super stars are some of my favourite flats too…
Very horrid incident. Hope the people involved are able to make a full recovery.
pluk
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Waco, USA - 8 year old boy injured falling from unidentifed ride. Opperator arrested for being intoxicated while operating the ride.
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Mi-Nigle
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“One person has been killed, seven injured and nearly 200 stranded in midair when a pylon supporting cable cars collapsed outside the Turkish resort city of Antalya.“
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One killed and 184 stranded midair after cable car collapses in Turkey
Helicopters called in to rescue people after accident outside Turkish resort city of Antalya
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Uh oh. Tram crash at Universal Studios. 15 Injured
Universal Studios Hollywood: Tram crash injures 15
The incident happened shortly after 9pm local time on Saturday night, authorities said.
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Alsty
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Thankfully only minor injuries. Looks like this was from 2021Not sure how recent this is, but a nasty looking foot trap/crush on Full Throttle, 6FMM.
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Person Suffers Minor Injuries After Briefly Getting Stuck In Roller Coaster Tracks At Six Flags
A person was rescued Saturday after reportedly getting their foot stuck in the Full Throttle roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita. UPDATE: A TikTok video has been posted to social media by user @wrotebydrew depicting the injuries sustained in the incident. The video shows...
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Blackpool Tower Circus performer in hospital after falling from wheel of death.
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Admittedly I don't know much about circus acts so I couldn't tell you how unusual or severe this is.
Blackpool Tower 'evacuated' after circus performer falls from 'Wheel of Death'
The circus tent was evacuated following the incident, according to reports
i think wheel of deaths have had there fair few injurys the past couple of years….Blackpool Tower Circus performer in hospital after falling from wheel of death.
Admittedly I don't know much about circus acts so I couldn't tell you how unusual or severe this is.Blackpool Tower 'evacuated' after circus performer falls from 'Wheel of Death'
The circus tent was evacuated following the incident, according to reports
DiogoJ42
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They should give it a more fitting name, really.
delta79
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The wheel of death or survivable injuries due to modern medical intervention and advanced pre hospital care systems.
Its a bit of a mouth full Diogo
pluk
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Court proceedings conclude from 2018s Xcelerator ride ejection in London. Report includes footage of the incident, victim enters from the right.
Hillingdon: Footage shows moment mother was flung from ride
Three men are prosecuted after Khadra Ali was left with "life-changing" injuries from the incident.
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Fire at Legoland Billund destroys part of Miniland
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Is it me or have we had a lot of theme park fires lately? At least this one seems to be minor.
Legoland: Fire destroys part of theme park in Denmark
A number of the replica buildings reportedly melted in a section of the park that features models based on structures including Kennedy Space Centre, the canals in Amsterdam and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai.