Dozens hurt on Alton Towers ride

[evilsatan]

Damn, I'm going there next week!


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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=416><!-- S BO --><!-- S SF -->Three people have been taken to hospital and 26 others treated for cuts and bruises following an accident on a ride at Alton Towers.
It happened when the front carriages of the Runaway Mine Train became separated and rolled back into the rest of the ride at the Staffordshire theme park.
The ride, which was full with 46 passengers at the time, was immediately evacuated and was closed to the public.
Alton Towers and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the crash. <!-- E SF -->
Two women were flown by air ambulance to North Staffordshire Hospital while a third person was taken by land ambulance.
'Rickety rails'
A spokeswoman for the theme park said: "The health and safety of our guests is our primary objective. The ride has been closed and will remain so whilst a thorough investigation is carried out."
The rollercoaster ride is one of the older attractions at the theme park. Its description on the theme park's website invites customers to "rattle along the rickety rails and mine shafts, past trees and rivers, on a speeding locomotive that's out of control - and getting faster every second." The spokeswoman said it was unclear how long the ride would be closed for. The rest of the theme park remains open.<!-- E BO -->

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/5198728.stm

[Nikki]

alton towewrs better dig deep in their pockets as a few will claim me thinks

[mattress]

Fingers crossed that the three who got injured are going to be OK.

[Deadly]

Few people i work beside said their kids were there yesterday with the school for an end of term trip.

"on a speeding locomotive that's out of control"

Well they never lied... lol

[Swiss Tony]

well it is called the runaway train FFS !