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Mar 1, 2019 · This study describes worldwide occurrence of accidents involving amusement rides. The study compiled and classified reports in international media coverage for a one-year period, analysing event type, ride type, operation type, and regional location.
- Kathryn Woodcock
- 2019
Read on to learn about the most frightening incidents to ever occur around the world — including some that happened on rides that remain open today. Fatal accidents on theme park rides are exceedingly rare.
Mar 15, 2023 · There were an estimated 130 serious ride-related injuries at North American theme parks in 2021, according to the National Safety Council's latest ride safety report for IAAPA.
- Senior Consumer Travel Reporter
- Eve Chen
- 47 sec
Jul 28, 2017 · By Phil McCausland. The amusement park industry assures the public that its parks and rides across America are safe and well inspected but a recent death at the Ohio State Fair has left...
The operator of Australia's Dreamworld theme park has been fined A$3.6m (£2m; $2.5m) over the deaths of four people on a malfunctioning water ride. Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozbeh Araghi...
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Mar 1, 2019 · The most common event type with fixed-site and mobile rides was ride malfunction (63 cases). In waterparks, drowning or near-miss of drowning was most common (27 cases). Just 11 reports...
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