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Chaotic pics reveal rollercoaster's dramatic crash off track at family funfair leaving woman and child injured

Chaotic pics reveal rollercoaster's dramatic crash off track at family funfair leaving woman and child injured

The Irish Sun25-06-2025
A WOMAN and child were rushed to hospital after a horror rollercoaster crash at a family funfair.
Terri Murray was enjoying a day out with her niece and nephew at Knightly's Funfair Towyn, in Wales, on Saturday afternoon.
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Terri Murray had been visiting the Knightly's Funfair Towyn, in Wales
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She was riding the Gold Mine Express with her nephew, 10, when their cart derailed
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The 39-year-old was taken to hospital where she stayed overnight
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Panic ensured when the 39-year-old and her nephew, 10, went for a ride on the Gold Mine Express and heard a "sudden bang".
The cart they boarded suddenly derailed off its tracks and sent the pair flying 6ft to the ground.
Terri smashed her head on a metal bar as she crashed down, while also desperately trying to shield the youngster.
The battered and bruised pair were treated by paramedics before being taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital.
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They remained there overnight for monitoring.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said they had "been notified and are making initial enquiries'.
Terri, from Birkenhead on the Wirral, told
"I pulled my nephew in close to my chest saving him as much as possible from getting hurt, he has a sore leg and is bruised and very shaken up, we both are."
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Terri also told how her 18-year-old niece, who has learning needs, has been traumatised since witnessing the nightmare.
The 39-year-old is still struggling with her injuries, and claimed to be "in so much pain".
"It was so scary, all I keep thinking was thank God we're alive because it could have been so different, we could have been badly hurt or life changing or worse, dead," she added.
A HSE spokesperson said: 'We have been notified and are making initial enquiries."
Knightly's Funfair Towyn was contacted for comment.
This comes after another woman who was thrown from a fairground ride "like a ragdoll" at 60mph
Jade Harrison suffered serious injuries and could "barely walk" after she woke up from the devastating accident in Hull.
The 27-year-old nursery nurse used to go to the Hull Fair every year.
But in 2019, she boarded the Airmaxx 360 ride and just minutes in, she began to slip out of her seat.
She heard a "clicking noise" on her safety restraint and fell out, flying through the air and hitting another ride.
She told
Elsewhere, a major park ride malfunctioned leaving terrified visitors stuck in the air in a "major incident".
Cops said they rushed to Skegness Pleasure Beach in Lincolnshire and were
And, cops arrested two men after a 180ft
Emergency services rushed to Centenary Square, in Birmingham, and scrambled to
The horror unfolded at around 7.30pm and saw 13 injured, with two women taken to hospital in non-life threatening conditions.
They have been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and obstructing officers.
One victim, Lou Brown, from Solihull, revealed her face, legs and arms were injured.
She told
"It felt like we were descending, not at the highest point but still quite high. We just dropped.
"All the emergency services and everyone who helped at the scene were amazing."
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Terri said she is still struggling with "so much pain"
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But the 39-year-old was thankful to be alive
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