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| Seven people hurt in rollercoaster crash at M&D's theme park | |
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| Seven people have been injured after a rollercoaster crashed off the rails at a theme park in North Lanarkshire. | |
| Six ambulances and six fire engines are at the M&D's park near Strathclude Park in Motherwell after being called at 15:37. | |
| A number of specialist officers are also at the park, which has been evacuated. | A number of specialist officers are also at the park, which has been evacuated. |
| An eyewitness said: "People were trapped upside down on the ride." | An eyewitness said: "People were trapped upside down on the ride." |
| Emergency services said the incident involving the Tsunami ride was ongoing. | |
| Eyewiteness Katie Burns said she had just finished riding the Tsunami and was walking past when the carriage crashed with children on board. | |
| On Facebook, she said: "Literally got off the Tsunami at M&Ds and then walking past and the next lot of people get on and the full thing goes off the tracks. | |
| "Honestly never been so scared in my life, with this weather they should not be on. | |
| "Kids and adults are still on it upside down, it's like something out a horror film, children crying and everything. | |
| "Literally can't believe this, my heart goes out to everyone on it, a full load came off the track and on the pavement, like a horror film worse thing ever heard and seen, can't get over this." | |
| Are you in the area? Did you witness the incident? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. Please do not endanger yourself. | Are you in the area? Did you witness the incident? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. Please do not endanger yourself. |
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