At the very least 34 injured in curler coaster accident at Legoland – Muricas News

At the very least 34 individuals had been injured in an accident on a curler coaster at Legoland in Günzburg, Swabia, two of them severely. A police spokesman stated on Thursday the German Press Company.

A curler coaster practice braked sharply on Thursday and one other practice drove onto it. Three rescue helicopters are in use, the hearth brigade and rescue service have been deployed for a large-scale operation.

Based on a spokeswoman for Legoland, the accident occurred within the station space of ​​the “Feuerdrache” curler coaster. All out there Legoland rescue employees had been deployed.

The amusement park initially remained open regardless of the accident. It was initially unclear why the trains on the curler coaster collided.

The “Feuerdrache” curler coaster first leads by a lined, darkened space of ​​the park. In the middle of the experience, you then go within the recent air over a stretch with slopes and some curves. Based on park data, the curler coaster travels at speeds of as much as eight meters per second, which corresponds to round 29 kilometers per hour.

The second accident in per week at an amusement park

Final Saturday there was a deadly incident on a curler coaster experience in an amusement park in Klotten on the Moselle in Rhineland-Palatinate. A 57-year-old girl fell out of the shifting attraction. She suffered deadly accidents.

It's nonetheless unclear why the girl fell off the curler coaster. The park has been open to guests once more since Tuesday, however the curler coaster initially stopped. The rationale for this was that the district had quickly prohibited the operation of the railway.

A brand new curler coaster is deliberate

Legoland was opened in 2002 on Autobahn 8 (Stuttgart-Munich). Günzburg prevailed towards round 300 different attainable places all over the world – together with Tokyo. There are actually ten themed areas with greater than 60 sights within the park. Legoland additionally has its personal vacation village for brief breaks.

Round 1100 workers work in Günzburg’s Legoland throughout the season. After opening, the park initially reported round 1.3 million company per season, however the firm later not introduced the precise variety of guests.

Along with the German Legoland Park, the operator Merlin Entertainments, based mostly in England, additionally owns quite a few different amusement parks. Based on the corporate, 140 services belong to the group.

A brand new curler coaster is presently being in-built Legoland. Within the coming 12 months, a brand new themed space with the railway is to be opened. With greater than 15.5 million euros, this half is the biggest single funding by the operator Merlin Entertainments within the amusement park because it opened 20 years in the past, Legoland reported a couple of months in the past. The brand new curler coaster is to be in-built such a manner that elementary college youngsters can even experience it. (dpa)