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One dead and at least 14 injured when roller coaster car derails and falls into void in Stockholm

Picture of the slide, “Gröna Lund”, which reaches 30 meters at its highest point TT NEWS AGENCY | Reuters

The structure would get stuck and several occupants would fall into the void. “Gröna Lund” reaches 30 meters in height and has a total circumference of 800 meters

One person was killed and at least 14 were injured when the roller coaster car derailed several meters high in the amusement park “Gröna Lund” in Stockholm.

As announced this Sunday by the Swedish public television SVT and reported by Efe, the accident occurred after the wagon got stuck in the air and several of its tenants fall into the void. The others managed to hold on to the slides’ structures or were trapped between them, so they were rescued by the sanitation teams of the attractions section. Not long after the accident, the wagon separated from the structure and collapsed.

Emergency device after an accident Claudio Bresciani / TT | EFE

Several children are among the injured.while more details about the deceased are not known.

According to information from public television, the slide “Gröna Lund” reaches 30 meters high at the highest point and has a total circle of 800 meters. Located on one of the peninsulas of the Swedish capital, it has been in operation since 1988 and is one of the most popular in Stockholm, which also functions as an amusement park and a stage for music shows and festivals.

Source: La Vozde Galicia

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