More UK thrill rides shut
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON
The operator of a British theme park where a roller-coaster crashed earlier this week, seriously injuring four people, said it had closed three at other parks.
A total of 16 people require medical attention after the carriage they were in his an empty carriage on The Smiler ride at Alton Towers,in central England, on Tuesday.
The resort has been closed since then and another similar ride, Saw, at Thorpe Park west of London, was also shut down following the accident.
Merlin entertainments, which runs both parks, said The Smiler and Saw-both made by Germany company Gerstlauer - would remain ciosed "for the fireseeable future".
The firm said it had also introduced new safety protocols across all its rides, and two roller-coasters at athird park, Chessington World of Adventures, were temporarily cloed while these protocols were implemenhed.
"This has been a terrible experience for everyone involved and one we sincerely regret," said Nick Varney, chief executive of Merlin Entertainments.
Two of the four people who suffered serious leg injuries in the crash, were reporedly teenagers on a first date.
"It is an accident that shonld not have happened, and we are determined that it will never hhappen again," he said.
"Whilst the investigation into the causes is continuing, we have identified a series ofadditional safety portocols that we are implementing immediately across our multi-car rollercoasters.
More UK thrill rides shutAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDONThe operator of a British theme park where a roller-coaster crashed earlier this week, seriously injuring four people, said it had closed three at other parks. A total of 16 people require medical attention after the carriage they were in his an empty carriage on The Smiler ride at Alton Towers,in central England, on Tuesday. The resort has been closed since then and another similar ride, Saw, at Thorpe Park west of London, was also shut down following the accident. Merlin entertainments, which runs both parks, said The Smiler and Saw-both made by Germany company Gerstlauer - would remain ciosed "for the fireseeable future". The firm said it had also introduced new safety protocols across all its rides, and two roller-coasters at athird park, Chessington World of Adventures, were temporarily cloed while these protocols were implemenhed. "This has been a terrible experience for everyone involved and one we sincerely regret," said Nick Varney, chief executive of Merlin Entertainments. Two of the four people who suffered serious leg injuries in the crash, were reporedly teenagers on a first date. "It is an accident that shonld not have happened, and we are determined that it will never hhappen again," he said. "Whilst the investigation into the causes is continuing, we have identified a series ofadditional safety portocols that we are implementing immediately across our multi-car rollercoasters.
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