Source: Fatal accident at an amusement park in Denmark. A…
Found on: 2022-07-14 21:50:10
A 14-year-old girl has died at an amusement park in Denmark after a roller coaster malfunction. Police said a 13-year-old boy was also injured in the crash in the western city of Aarhus.
Henrik Ragborg Olsen, director of the Tivoli Friheden amusement park, told Danish television TV2 that the accident occurred shortly before 1:00 p.m. local time (11:00 GMT) when a car from the “Cobra” roller coaster fell off. . “The rear end broke off and was suspended under the rails,” the man said.
In a statement, the Danish police announced that the deceased teenager was 14 years old and was from Denmark. Authorities also said a 13-year-old boy was also injured in the crash. Visitors were evacuated and the amusement park, located in Denmark’s second largest city, was closed.
The police have opened an investigation into the cause of the accident and have interviewed several witnesses.
“There was a loud noise and soon after there were people crying,” said one of the witnesses. “A mother standing next to the roller coaster looked up as she repeatedly exclaimed, ‘My children, my children! However, the witness said that he was not sure if these children were in the part of the roller coaster that came off.
The “Cobra” has a track 400 meters long and 25 meters high and can reach speeds of up to 70 km/h, reports AP News.
This roller coaster has been the scene of a previous accident, which occurred in 2008 shortly after its inauguration. At that moment, the front part came off and four people were seriously injured. The investigation found a construction flaw in the attraction, which was designed in Italy.