Sweden
Roller coaster derails in the amusement park “Gröna Lund”: One dead and several injured
The amusement park was cleared to facilitate the rescue work.
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A roller coaster derailed at Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm on Sunday. One person is said to have died.
A roller coaster derailed at a Swedish amusement park and at least one person died, according to the operator. There were also several injured, said the amusement park “Gröna Lund” in the capital Stockholm on Sunday of the Swedish news agency TT. The police confirmed this. However, the severity of the injuries is not yet known.
A car derails
The park was cleared to facilitate rescue work. Even a helicopter was on duty. An SVT reporter who happened to be in the park at the time of the accident reported: “The car went off the rails and crashed. There were people in it.”
According to the park, the “Jetline” roller coaster races at up to 90 kilometers per hour over a course that is 800 meters long and up to 30 meters high.