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15 year old girl dies in Barcelona fairground accident
A 15 year old girl has died at the Tibadabo attractions park in Barcleona. It happened at 1915 on Saturday when the ride known as The Pendulum which rises to a height of 38 metres fell on top of a neighbouring ride, Goldmine. The ride was made in Italy and was installed by Italian engineers in 2006.
Another two 15 year old girls were seriously injured and remain in hospital but their injuries are not life-threatening. A 15 year old boy was also slightly hurt.
The 4,000 people in the attractions park at the time were evacuated in an orderly fashion.
It appears that the screws used to anchor the ride had completely sheared off, despite the fact the ride had a full last inspection on June 9.
There are reports however that a worker and several members of the public had warned that the ride was ‘moving more than normal’ and that the ride underwent an inspection just four hours before the tragedy, because of a ‘strange noise’.
It’s thought that an error in the calculation of the weight which the anchoring screws had to support could have been the reason for the tragedy.
12 people have died in accidents in fairgrounds in Spain since 2000.
Another two 15 year old girls were seriously injured and remain in hospital but their injuries are not life-threatening. A 15 year old boy was also slightly hurt.
The 4,000 people in the attractions park at the time were evacuated in an orderly fashion.
It appears that the screws used to anchor the ride had completely sheared off, despite the fact the ride had a full last inspection on June 9.
There are reports however that a worker and several members of the public had warned that the ride was ‘moving more than normal’ and that the ride underwent an inspection just four hours before the tragedy, because of a ‘strange noise’.
It’s thought that an error in the calculation of the weight which the anchoring screws had to support could have been the reason for the tragedy.
12 people have died in accidents in fairgrounds in Spain since 2000.
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