Two children injured after rollercoaster derails at amusement park

Stock image: It is believed the rollercoaster in question is the Runaway Timber Train (pictured)
Landmark Forest Adventure Park
Lily Waddell12 August 2021

Two children suffered minor injuries after a rollercoaster derailed at a theme park.

Emergency services dashed to the scene when a carriage came loose at Landmark Adventure Park, in Aviemore, Inverness at around 11.30am on Thursday.

Everyone was safely evacuated from the Runaway Timber Train.

Footage from the scene showed a fire engine on the ground.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called out at half 11am to a report of a carriage on a rollercoaster suffering mechanical failure.

“Two children suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.

“We remain on-scene at the moment and inquiries are continuing.”

The rollercoaster remains closed while an investigation will be carried out.

The theme park said in a statement to The Standard: “We can confirm that there was an incident on the Runaway Timber Train which resulted in the train coming to a halt on the track at ground level.

“All passengers were safely and immediately evacuated, but emergency services were deployed as a precautionary measure. No serious injuries have been reported and, as far as we’re aware, nobody has been taken to hospital.

“The rollercoaster will remain closed while a thorough investigation into the incident is carried out. The rest of the park remains open as normal.”

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were also on the scene and the crew departed at 12.14pm.

A spokesperson for Scottish Ambulance Service added: “We received a call today at 1141 hours to attend an incident in Carrbridge, near Aviemore.

“We dispatched three ambulance crews, Basics GPs, The PICT team and our special operations team to the scene.”

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