Posted August 11, 200916 yr comment_66000 Twenty people have been injured in an accident involving a ride at Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach.They were treated by paramedics, with some suffering suspected broken bones and neck injuries in the incident on Tuesday evening.A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said they had received a call at 7.54pm reporting that two cars had crashed on the Big Dipper. At 9pm, firefighters, including the urban search and rescue team and specialist rope rescue team, were still working to rescue one person trapped on the ride.Source: Lancashire Evening Post
August 11, 200916 yr comment_66001 Oh wow! :)Thats really bad, I hope those people are alright especially the ones with the broken bones...
August 11, 200916 yr Author comment_66004 Latest NewsIt IS Dipper. About 20 people have been injured in an accident involving a ride at Blackpool's Pleasure Beach.They were treated by paramedics, with some suffering suspected broken bones and neck injuries in the incident on the Big Dipper on Tuesday evening.A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said they had received a call at 7.54pm reporting that two cars had crashed into each other.At 9pm, firefighters, including the urban search and rescue team and specialist rope rescue team, were still working to rescue one person trapped on the ride.The two cars were around 20ft off the ground when the accident happened.A Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "It involved 20 people being evacuated from the ride."There were two that were more confined than the rest and we used specialist boards to release them."Crews from Blackpool and South Shore used an aerial ladder platform to rescue the trapped fairgoers.A spokesman for Lancashire police said: "All the wounded are now in hospital and the ride's been stopped."The scene will now be preserved until morning for the Health and Safety Executive and engineers to do inspections to find out what happened."Two of the cars have collided at some speed."None of the casualties are believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries and they were taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital.A spokesman for Blackpool Pleasure Beach said: "Investigations are under way to establish the cause of an incident which occurred on the Big Dipper at approximately 7.50pm."Emergency services attended the incident. There were 32 riders in total. The emergency services treated 13 passengers at the scene. "Pleasure Beach, Blackpool is cooperating fully with the emergency services and the Health and Safety Executive."A further statement will be issued as information becomes available."The Big Dipper is a wooden rollercoaster which was built in 1921 and has a maximum speed of 35mph.
August 12, 200916 yr comment_66011 Wow, that's really not good at all. Hope everyone will be okay eventually.Do keep us updated if anything becomes news
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