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| Boy airlifted to hospital after reported rollercoaster fall in Yorkshire | Boy airlifted to hospital after reported rollercoaster fall in Yorkshire |
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| A boy has been airlifted to hospital after an incident at Lightwater Valley theme park in North Yorkshire. | A boy has been airlifted to hospital after an incident at Lightwater Valley theme park in North Yorkshire. |
| Yorkshire air ambulance said a boy had been transported to Leeds General Infirmary. The circumstances surrounding the incident have not been confirmed but one witness said he saw a child fall from a rollercoaster. | Yorkshire air ambulance said a boy had been transported to Leeds General Infirmary. The circumstances surrounding the incident have not been confirmed but one witness said he saw a child fall from a rollercoaster. |
| The Twitter user posted pictures of an air ambulance at the theme park saying a child “fell face down about 20-30 feet to ground”. | The Twitter user posted pictures of an air ambulance at the theme park saying a child “fell face down about 20-30 feet to ground”. |
| North Yorkshire police said: “Police were called to reports of a medical incident involving a child at Lightwater Valley theme park near Ripon at 11.30am today. | North Yorkshire police said: “Police were called to reports of a medical incident involving a child at Lightwater Valley theme park near Ripon at 11.30am today. |
| “Officers are currently at the scene. Further updates will be provided when available.” | “Officers are currently at the scene. Further updates will be provided when available.” |
| A spokeswoman for Yorkshire air ambulance said: “I can confirm that we attended and transported a child to Leeds General Infirmary.” | |
| The witness said he saw the child fall from the Twister rollercoaster, where riders board a waltzer-shaped carriage on “an epic ascent to the treetops”, according to the theme park’s website.Although the circumstances of the incident are not yet known, it comes nearly 18 years after a 20-year-old woman died when two carriages collided on the ride, in June 2001, less than a month after the French-built ride opened at the theme part near Ripon.The 1,300ft-long ride, then named Treetop Twister, was renamed Twister after the incident. The French manufacturer of the ride, Reverchon Industries SA, was fined £120,000 for safety breaches, while Lightwater Valley Attractions and an electrician, Eric Butters, were fined £35,000 and £2,500 respectively in December 2006. | |
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