A young girl was brought to the hospital with a head injury following a terrifying rollercoaster incident in which terrified children were left dangling for 90 minutes ’20 feet in the air’ after the ride abruptly stopped.
The toddler was unconscious but still breathing when paramedics arrived.
Children, according to witnesses, were dangling from the rollercoaster at Pleasureland in Southport.
19 individuals were extracted from the malfunctioning ride using a Cherry Picker.
After a rollercoaster broke down 20 feet in the air, terrified parents clung to their crying children for 90 minutes, with one youngster being transported to the hospital with a head injury.
Saturday, according to horrified witnesses, little children were dangling from the rollercoaster at Pleasureland in Southport, Merseyside.
A small girl was unconscious but still breathing when the ambulance and fire department arrived to transport her to Alder Hay Children’s Hospital, and witnesses saw her father anxiously trying to reach her.
The maintenance personnel of the amusement park removed 19 individuals from the ride using a Cherry Picker during the course of one hour.
A young girl was unresponsive but still breathing when paramedics and firefighters came to transport her to Alder Hay Children’s Hospital.
The maintenance personnel at the amusement park removed 19 individuals from the ride using a Cherry Picker, which took one hour to complete.
After their rescue, paramedics gave 17 of the passengers precautionary checkups, but no other injuries have been reported.
Michael Bowman, 57, who was attending the amusement park with his wife and eight-year-old son, told The Mirror, “As we approached The Rocket, I realized something was amiss.”
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We looked up and said, “Oh my God, it’s completely stuck” You could see that it was tilted and that everyone was leaning.
On the turn, the youngsters were leaning out of the carriage, so their parents grabbed them.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service stated, ‘A multi-agency meeting between North West Ambulance Service and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service was held, and the Health and Safety Executive was informed.
The ride will be isolated and a thorough inspection will be conducted.
Yesterday, riders on one of our coasters experienced distress, which Pleasureland regrets. Our top objective was ensuring everyone’s safe exit from the vehicle.
Senior management and maintenance team members are continuing their inquiry into the Rocket Coaster carriages stalling yesterday morning. All routine maintenance checks were complete.
Pleasureland (pictured) expressed regret for the discomfort caused to riders and stated that the ride ‘performed precisely what its safety settings were supposed to do and stopped upon detecting a failure’ (file image)
The ride stopped immediately upon identifying a defect, as its safety settings instructed.
No one was in danger of falling from the ride, the carriages were secured on the track, and the park’s operations director promptly climbed the gantry to talk with riders and explain that they would be brought off the ride safely as part of the park’s fast response safety procedure.
“A young girl who had lost consciousness was the team’s top priority, and ambulance personnel examined her promptly.” This initial-response medical team was accessible to other passengers.
“Safety is always our top priority, and our crew inspects and maintains rides and trains so that, should emergency procedures be required, they can be executed quickly and effectively.” We apologize once more to our passengers.
Due to repair personnel attending to the malfunctioning roller coaster, other attractions were forced to close.