STOCKHOLM, June 25 (Reuters) - 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.
The park spokesperson said 14 people were on the roller coaster when the front part partially derailed.
[1/7]Emergency services attend the scene following a fatal accident that took place on the roller coaster Jetline at the Grona Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden, June 25, 2023.
"My husband saw a roller coaster car with people in it falling to the ground," Lagerstedt said.
Persons:
Grona Lund, we've, Jan Eriksson, Grona, Eriksson, Marie Mannes Jenny Lagerstedt, Lagerstedt, Parisa Liljestrand, Liljestrand, Marie, Terje Solsvik, Emelia Sithole, Frank Jack Daniel Our
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Locations:
STOCKHOLM, Lund, Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish