BEIJING - At least 8 people were injured as a roller coaster collision occurred at Happy Valley Shenzhen on Friday, a popular theme park destination. According to Shenzhen’s Emergency Management Bureau, the collision between two roller coaster vehicles happened at the theme park at around 6.27 pm on Friday and the injured individuals have been [...]
Renowned British actor and comedian Stephen Fry has been hospitalised after falling off a stage at an AI and tech festival in London. The incident occurred during his speech at the CogX Festival, held at the O2 Arena in Greenwich. Fry, 66, was exiting the stage when he tumbled two meters to the floor, sustaining [...]
Are theme park rides safe? What you should know if you're worried about accidents. Whenever there's a serious theme park accident, it gets widespread attention and the quiet voice in some people's minds gets a little louder: What if something goes wrong when I ride? It's highly unlikely. By and large, theme park attractions are [...]
Netizens have been left in shock following a horrific accident that occurred during preparations for the much-awaited SUPERPOP 2023 festival. The event, which was set to feature some of the industry’s biggest names, including Newjeans, NMIXX, ITZY, and CL, was abruptly canceled after a section of the stage collapsed. The collapse left nine out of the 13 workers who were on-site [...]
A stage technician has tragically passed away in a work accident at the Stolkhom-based Royal Swedish Opera — after falling around 10 meters while completing work on the interior of the opera house. The unnamed man was immediately transported via helicopter to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. The cause of the fall is [...]
A total of 15 charges are being handed out over the alleged purposefully underreporting of equipment weight in order to speed up the approval process for the concert in July last year. Hong Kong prosecutors have charged three contractors involved in the tragic screen collapse at boyband Mirror’s concert in July last year with conspiracy [...]
Seven people were injured in an accident on Monday at Germany's biggest theme park, police said - the second alarming incident there in just three months. The accident unfolded at the Europa-Park in the town of Rust, near the French and Swiss borders, when a mobile pool cracked and wrenched apart the diving platforms attached to [...]
Seven people were trapped in an amusement park about 30 meters high at Feira de São Mateus, in Viseu. Authorities and rescue teams were called to the scene to rescue the people, and at least three have already been rescued. Although there were no reports of injuries, the work to rescue the other people could [...]
A 10-year-old boy who was thrown from a carnival ride at the Taste of Antioch Sunday afternoon remains hospitalized. The Antioch Fire Department received a call at about 2:40 p.m. Sunday, of a child who had been hurt in a carnival ride during the Taste of Antioch. The 10-year-old boy, Huntley, was airlifted from Antioch [...]
One person was killed and nine injured, including children, in a roller coaster accident at the Grona Lund amusement park in the Swedish capital on Sunday, representatives of the park said. Eyewitnesses said the park's Jetline roller coaster had partly derailed during a ride, sending people crashing to the ground. "Today is a day of [...]
