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The Sun
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Chaotic pics reveal rollercoaster's dramatic crash off track at family funfair leaving woman and child injured
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. 5 5 5 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. 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 North Wales Live: "There was a loud bang, then it derailed. I headbutted a metal frame as the carriage came off the track and fell to tracks on the floor. I hit that and the floor. "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." 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 recalled the horror moment she slipped from her harness. 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 BBC Panorama that when she opened her eyes, she had no memory of where she was or what had happened. 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 attempting to "rescue" the people on the ride last year. And, cops arrested two men after a 180ft fairground ride collapsed and two women were taken to hospital in December. Emergency services rushed to Centenary Square, in Birmingham, and scrambled to rescue trapped revellers on the Star Flyer ride. The horror unfolded at around 7.30pm and saw 13 injured, with two women taken to hospital in non-life threatening conditions. West Midlands Police confirmed they arrested two men, aged 55 and 21. 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 BBC WM: "We were on it having fun and it crashed to the ground. It went backwards first. "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." 5
BBC News
25-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Towyn rollercoaster crash leaves woman and boy injured
A woman has said she is "grateful to be alive" after a rollercoaster cart came off the tracks at a Murray, 39, said she was with her 10-year-old nephew at Knightly's Fun Park in Towyn, Conwy, on Saturday when the cart they were riding derailed and fell about 6ft (1.8m) to the said they both needed hospital treatment for multiple injuries and were left badly shaken by the incident, which happened while they were on holiday from their home in Birkenhead, has been asked to comment while the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said it was making inquiries. "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 Murray said she was visiting the seaside family attraction with her nephew and 18-year-old niece. But while riding the Gold Mine Express she said there was a "sudden bang" and their carriage came off the said she hit her head on the metal frame and the ground, but managed to protect her nephew from more serious injuries."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," she added."My niece has learning needs but managed to help look after us [and] told the ambulance crew I'm diabetic and what we are allergic to."We are very proud with how the children dealt with this situation." Ms Murray said the pair stayed overnight at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd Hospital in Rhyl for "multiple injuries" and she needed to have her head injury added: "I'm in so much pain but I'm grateful we're alive and so thankful my nephew wasn't hurt anymore than he was and he is alive. "The emotional side is horrid [with] nightmares and more. I just want to say thanks to those who stopped to help."Ms Murray said Knightly's had been in touch following the incident but she had not been able to talk to them properly as she was still struggling to HSE said: "We have been notified and are making initial inquiries."
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Woman and child hurt after Gold Mine-themed rollercoaster cart crashes off track at funfair before plummeting to the ground
A woman and child were injured and needed hospital treatment after a Gold Mine-themed rollercoaster cart crashed at a funfair and plummeted to the ground. Terri Murray, 39, was at Knightly's Funfair in Towyn, Conwy in Wales on Saturday afternoon with her niece and nephew when the incident took place. Ms Murray and her 10-year-old nephew went on the Gold Mine Express, a family rollercoaster ride. But while they were on the ride she described hearing a 'sudden bang' and their carriage came off the tracks, falling around six feet to the floor. She said she struck her head on the metal frame and also the floor, after pulling her nephew in close to protect him. An ambulance was called and the pair were taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital where they stayed overnight for treatment. Ms Murray, from Birkenhead on the Wirral, said: 'There was a loud bang, then it derailed. I headbutted a metal frame as the carriage came off the track and fell to tracks on the floor. I hit that and the floor. '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. 'My niece was there also, she is 18 and has learning needs and witnessed all this. She struggles to look after herself but managed to help look after us, she told the ambulance crew I'm diabetic and what we are allergic to. 'We both had to stay in hospital.' Ms Murray says she suffered multiple injuries and medics glued a wound to the side of her head closed. She added: 'My right eye has closed over. I'm in so much pain. 'But I'm grateful we're alive and I'm so thankful my nephew wasn't hurt anymore than he was, and he is alive. 'The emotional side is horrid [with] nightmares and more. I just want to say thanks to those who stopped to help.' She said the funfair had been in touch with her following the incident to check on her welfare, but has been unable to talk properly with them as she was still struggling to concentrate. Ms Murray suffered multiple injuries and medics glued a wound to the side of her head closed She added: '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. 'We are though very proud with how the children dealt with this situation.' A HSE spokesperson said: 'We have been notified and are making initial enquiries.'
