A 4-year-old boy was treated in hospital for injuries suffered when he fell about 10 feet (3 m) to the ground from the funfair’s wacky worm roller coaster. Source (in Dutch)
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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...Toos-Express, Toverland, Sevenum, Netherlands
A 38-year-old woman sustained injuries after falling from the Vekoma Junior Coaster platform, dropping 8 feet (2.5 m). Paramedics transported the woman to a local hospital, where doctors determined she’d broken her lower vertebrae. Source (in Dutch) ο»Ώs
Read More...Europe Flyer, Venray Kermis, Netherlands
Eight people sustained minor injuries while riding the swing carousel at the street fair when they struck tree branches. Occupants may have grabbed the branches while riding, causing tension straps that were holding the branches away from the ride to loosen. Source (in Dutch)
Read More...Ballontoren Calidius, Sprookjesbos, Valkenburg, Netherlands
Two adults and one child were hospitalized after their gondola, designed to look like a basket attached to a hot air balloon, fell approximately 30 feet (10 m) to the ground. Source
Read More...Deca Dance, Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Seven people were injured when a cart broke off the Breakdance ride at the Wijchen Kermis funfair. A 38-year-man and his son riding in the cart suffered the most serious injuries. The boy was ejected with a broken wrist, while his father ended up under the deck with multipleΒ fractures to both legs and a […]
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