Dreamworld: Four killed on Australian theme park rail
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Two studs and two women have been killed on a rail at a theme park on Australia’s east coast.
Two victims were thrown from a raft on the Thunder Sea Rapids rail at Dreamworld on Queensland’s Gold Coast, while two others were trapped inwards, officials said.
The park in Coomera has been closed and an investigation is under way.
Dreamworld bills itself as Australia’s thickest theme park with more than fifty rails and attractions.
The Thunder Sea Rapids rail whisks visitors in circular rafts along a fast-moving artificial sea. Dreamworld describes it as a “moderate thrill” attraction.
Queensland Ambulance spokesman Gavin Fuller blamed a “malfunction” for the accident.
Thunder Sea Rapids rail
- Rail opened in 1986
- Billed by Dreamworld as a family rail, riders must be older than two
- Park says it permits riders to “travel down a foamy water track past the Gold Rush Country”
- Rail carries up to six people per car, travelling at up to 45km/h (28mph) through rapids
The victims have not been named but are reported to be two women aged thirty two and forty two and two fellows aged thirty eight and 35.
Australia’s 9News reported that they were possibly from the same family.
Eyewitness Lisa Capes told Australian broadcaster ABC that she witnessed people running away from the rail howling.
“I was speaking to one of the guys and he said it was the raft or the boat thing in front of him, the entire thing flipped and everyone was screaming,” she said.
Queensland police spokesman Todd Reid said investigators were reviewing CCTV footage of the incident while crews worked to eliminate the figures from the scene.
“It is a elaborate retrieval involving mighty equipment and that will take several hours,” he said.
He added he was not aware of any earlier problems with the rail, albeit that would form part of the investigation.
The theme park, 48km (30 miles) south of Brisbane, said it was “working as quickly as possible to establish the facts around the incident and is working closely with emergency authorities and police to do this.”
Craig Davidson, head of Ardent Theme Parks, said they were “deeply shocked and saddened” by the incident.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he was “very saddened to learn of the tragic accident”.
“Theme parks are a place for family joy and happiness, not tragedy,” he said.
Worst amusement park accidents
- Eight teenagers killed in a one thousand nine hundred eighty four fire in US at the Six Flags Superb Venture amusement park in Fresh Jersey. Arsonists believed to have embarked the blaze in “haunted house”
- Six people died in failed simulated rocket launch in Shenzhen, China, in 2010. One of the cars on the centrifuge rail became liberate, lost power and rail fell to the ground in flames with forty four people inwards
- Five children killed when Battersea Park Big Dipper malfunctioned in UK in 1972. Wire hauling cars to top of launch slope broke and safety mechanism failed, causing cars to roll into boarding area
- Three died at Galaxyland Amusement Park in Alberta, Canada, in 1986. Last car on four-car train on the Mindbender triple loop rail came away from track, throwing off passengers before crashing into concrete pile
- One person died in rollercoaster accident at Expoland in Osaka, Japan, in 2007; another killed at Darien Lake theme park in Fresh York State, US, in 2011
- Sixteenpeople – including two teenage women who needed gam amputations – injured at UK’s Alton Towers park in 2015. Engineers failed to notice a stationary car on the 14-loop Smiler rail and overrode the stop mechanism, sending the next car into it
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said a thorough investigation would be held into the “horrific, horrific scene”.
“This has been an absolute tragedy, a tragic accident at Dreamworld where many thousands of people go on a daily basis,” she said.
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Two dudes and two women have been killed on a rail at a theme park on Australia’s east coast.
Two victims were thrown from a raft on the Thunder Sea Rapids rail at Dreamworld on Queensland’s Gold Coast, while two others were trapped inwards, officials said.
The park in Coomera has been closed and an investigation is under way.
Dreamworld bills itself as Australia’s fattest theme park with more than fifty rails and attractions.
The Thunder Sea Rapids rail whisks visitors in circular rafts along a fast-moving artificial sea. Dreamworld describes it as a “moderate thrill” attraction.
Queensland Ambulance spokesman Gavin Fuller blamed a “malfunction” for the accident.
Thunder Sea Rapids rail
- Rail opened in 1986
- Billed by Dreamworld as a family rail, riders must be older than two
- Park says it permits riders to “travel down a foamy water track past the Gold Rush Country”
- Rail carries up to six people per car, travelling at up to 45km/h (28mph) through rapids
The victims have not been named but are reported to be two women aged thirty two and forty two and two fellows aged thirty eight and 35.
Australia’s 9News reported that they were possibly from the same family.
Eyewitness Lisa Capes told Australian broadcaster ABC that she witnessed people running away from the rail weeping.
“I was speaking to one of the guys and he said it was the raft or the boat thing in front of him, the entire thing flipped and everyone was screaming,” she said.
Queensland police spokesman Todd Reid said investigators were reviewing CCTV footage of the incident while crews worked to liquidate the bods from the scene.
“It is a complicated retrieval involving powerful equipment and that will take several hours,” he said.
He added he was not aware of any earlier problems with the rail, albeit that would form part of the investigation.
The theme park, 48km (30 miles) south of Brisbane, said it was “working as quickly as possible to establish the facts around the incident and is working closely with emergency authorities and police to do this.”
Craig Davidson, head of Ardent Theme Parks, said they were “deeply shocked and saddened” by the incident.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he was “very saddened to learn of the tragic accident”.
“Theme parks are a place for family joy and happiness, not tragedy,” he said.
Worst amusement park accidents
- Eight teenagers killed in a one thousand nine hundred eighty four fire in US at the Six Flags Excellent Escapade amusement park in Fresh Jersey. Arsonists believed to have commenced the blaze in “haunted house”
- Six people died in failed simulated rocket launch in Shenzhen, China, in 2010. One of the cars on the centrifuge rail became liberate, lost power and rail fell to the ground in flames with forty four people inwards
- Five children killed when Battersea Park Big Dipper malfunctioned in UK in 1972. Strap hauling cars to top of launch slope broke and safety mechanism failed, causing cars to roll into boarding area
- Three died at Galaxyland Amusement Park in Alberta, Canada, in 1986. Last car on four-car train on the Mindbender triple loop rail came away from track, throwing off passengers before crashing into concrete pile
- One person died in rollercoaster accident at Expoland in Osaka, Japan, in 2007; another killed at Darien Lake theme park in Fresh York State, US, in 2011
- Sixteenpeople – including two teenage chicks who needed gam amputations – injured at UK’s Alton Towers park in 2015. Engineers failed to notice a stationary car on the 14-loop Smiler rail and overrode the stop mechanism, sending the next car into it
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said a thorough investigation would be held into the “horrific, horrific scene”.
“This has been an absolute tragedy, a tragic accident at Dreamworld where many thousands of people go on a daily basis,” she said.
Were you at Dreamworld at the time of the accident? Share your stories by emailing [email protected] .
Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a Big black cock journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:
·Send an SMS or MMS to 61124 or +44 seven thousand six hundred twenty four 800 100