German news. Cable car accident in Legoland, Germany – On Thursday August 11th, a terrible roller coaster accident occurred at a Bavarian amusement park. 31 people were injured and one case had someone more seriously injured than the rest – informed the German press agency, citing a spokesman for the police. Previously, there were talk of 34 wounded.
Cable car accident in Legoland, Germany – many children injured
According to German media, two roller coasters collided with each other in Legoland. One of them braked sharply and this caused several f its carriages were rammed by a train coming from behind.
There are three rescue helicopters, a fire brigade and emergency services at the scene.
According to a spokeswoman for Legoland, the collision took place in the area of the “Feuerdrache” mountain railway station. The rescue operation lasted a long time because the safety barriers on the trains could not be opened immediately after the accident.
Each car has a maximum of 20 seats. There were many children in the funicular.
Only less that a week ago did a 57-year-old die in an amusement park in Germany after she fell off a roller coaster at a height of 8 metres.
Source: T-online.de