November 22, 2024

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2 Killed, 2 Injured When A Rollercoaster Derails At An Amusement Park In Mexico

Two people were killed and two others injured when a roller coaster jumped its track at a popular amusement park in Mexico City on Saturday, Notimex, Mexico’s state-run news agency, reported.

Reports say that two men, ages 18 and 21, died of head injuries and two women were injured.

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The accident happened on the Chimera ride at the Feria de Chapultepec in the Mexico City township of Miguel Hidalgo, Notimex said.

Preliminary investigations indicate a mechanical failure caused the car to come loose and fall from a height of 10 meters (33 feet) above the ground, said Ulises Lara López, spokesman for the attorney general’s office.

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A vendor at the park told local news outlet El Universal that she saw a passenger thrown from the car, and that other riders hit their heads as the coaster advanced at high speed while dragging the flailing, final car.

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Video shared on social media appears to show one of the coaster’s carriages coming off the tracks. Eyewitnesses told local media that the victims fell to the ground.
The carriage hit a metal structure that is also part of the Chimera ride, Notimex said.
The fair posted a message to its Facebook page Saturday saying it “deeply regrets the terrible accident that occurred,” and is providing support to those affected.
“Together with authorities, we are carrying out the pertinent investigations,” the statement said.
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Mexico’s Secretariat for Integral Management and Risk told Reuters, “This is now in the hands of the Prosecutors’ Office who have already opened inquiries for an investigation into what happened, how did it happened, who is responsible and how to proceed moving forward.”
Authorities are treating the accident as a case of negligent homicide.

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