A fire broke out at Liseberg’s new $10.6 million water park, which is under construction and was scheduled to open in the summer. One male park employee was killed and over a dozen people suffered slight injuries. Source
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Tomahawk, PortAventura Park, Salou, Spain
Strong winds knocked a tree over onto the Custom Coasters International wooden roller coaster injuring 14 people. Two suffered serious injuries are were transported to hospital. Source
Read More...Bullet Coaster, Happy Valley, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Eight people were injured when the S&S Worldwide compressed air launch coaster didn’t clear the first hill and the anti-rollback brakes failed, causing it to collide with another train in the station. The injured were transported to a local hospital, where four remain in the ICU. Source
Read More...Fuzzy’s Lachsaloon, Pollhansmarkt, Gütersloh, Germany
A 39-year-old man died after falling around 40 feet (12 m) from Fuzzy’s Laughter Saloon at the Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock funfair. The five story attraction is said to be the largest transportable funhouse in the world. Source (in German)
Read More...Hollenblitz, Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
A 50-year-old male worker sustained critical injuries after falling from the transportable spinning indoor roller coaster he was dismantling. Paramedics transported the man to a hospital to treat injuries sustained from the 16 foot (5 m) fall. Source (in German)
Read More...Storm, State Fair, Doswell, Virginia
An 8-year-old boy sustained multiple injuries after being thrown from the Wisdom Rides spinning attraction. The boy slipped under a shoulder harness soon after the ride began and was then struck by it, suffering a broken foot, lacerations to his legs, bruises on his back and burns to his legs. Source
Read More...Fun Splash Water Park, Debe, Trinidad and Tobago
A 5-year-old boy died after he was pulled unconscious from the adult section of the water park’s pool. Source
Read More...Toxic, International Ayr Show, Ayrshire, Scotland
A 13-year-old girl injured her foot after it was crushed by the air show ride’s lowering platform, resulting in the loss of one of her toes. The incident occurred as she was about to board the rotating pendulum ride. Source
Read More...Hell Raiders, Kermis, Vollendam, Netherlands
A 31-year-old male employee suffered serious injuries when he attempted to jump from one side of the Fabbri rotating pendulum booster ride to the other and was struck by the gondola. Source (in Dutch)
Read More...Musik Express, Antibes Land, Antibes, France
An 8-year-old boy was injured after being thrown from the Himalaya style spinning ride into a 50-year-old woman, who received minor injuries. The boy suffered head trauma, back pain and bruising to his arms and legs. Source
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