2011
TF5763 : Major Funfair Accident
taken 13 years ago, near to Skegness, Lincolnshire, England
Major Funfair Accident
The 3rd UK funfair accident in just one week. A full scale emergency response took place in Skegness on 30 August 2011. The SurfRider was one of the main rides at the amusement park and was visible across the seafront when in operation. It featured a large ‘beam’, which rotated around a central point. During the operation of the ride these gondolas always remained horizontal in relation to the ground. One of the gondolas tilted while the ride was operating and struck the ride base. There were 22 people onboard a SurfRider funfair ride at the time of the accident. There are a number of “back and neck” injuries, caused when a passenger gondola struck the base frame of the ride.
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