Horror crash ride taken away from theme park
‘Tsunami’ removed from M&D’ s
A rollercoaster that derailed at 40mph and injured 10 people has been removed from a Motherwell theme park — eight months after the horror crash.
The Tsunami ride at M&D’S was dismantled last week and taken away on Sunday.
A spokesman for the park said: “The ride will not be returning.”
Three children were seriously hurt when the Tsunami came off the rails from a height of 30ft last June.
Wreckage and victims crashed to the ground and bystanders tried to free trapped children.
One adult suffered broken knees, a dislocated shoulder, a head injury and other suspected fractures.
The inverted rollercoaster appeared to detach from its rails on a bend, colliding with the ride’s main structure and falling to the ground.
It later emerged that an inspector who passed the ride as safe 16 days before the accident had subsequently been banned.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued a prohibition notice barring Craig Boswell from carrying out inspections of fairground rides.
Boswell took himself off the register of fairground ride inspectors after the crash but that wasn’t enough for the HSE.
They issued a legal prohibition notice against him.
The HSE also said they found “significant issues” with the “condition of the mechanical and structural parts of the Tsunami”.
And they had “serious concerns” about the maintenance of the Tsunami and other rides.
Student Katie Mcardle, (19) who was on the ride, said of the crash: “I honestly thought I was going to die.”
The HSE investigation into the accident is ongoing.