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Brandon4579
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 Posted - 07/03/2010 : 1:09:46 PM
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Source: Ride Accidents
(June 29, 2010) - In one of the deadliest amusement ride accidents in modern history, six people were killed and at least ten were injured when a space shuttle simulator malfunctioned at at Ecoventure Valley theme park in Shenzhen, China. The indoor ride, called Space Journey, consists of 12 cabins that spin and rise to the top of the dome. Each cabin has the capacity to hold four passengers. Witnesses said that there was a loud noise, smoke filled the air with the smell of something burning, the lights went out, and machine oil started spraying. They said that some of the 44 riders on board were ejected from their cabins while the cabins were crashing into each other and falling 40-50 feet to the ground. According to one witness who survived the catastrophe, "All the cabins but the one we were sitting in were destroyed. Some people fell onto the rail and some fell on the ground. Some people died instantly and were just hanging dead in their seats."
Most riders were unconscious and rushed to area hospitals once rescue workers broke into the ride and evacuated them. The dead included two men and four women, ranging in age from 24 to 48 years old. Five of the injured were hospitalized in serious condition.
Ecoventure Valley is a theme park located at the Overseas Chinese Town East tourist resort. A ride description posted at the park's website reads: "By taking an aircraft simulator, you can personally experience the 2G acceleration of gravity in the time of rocket launch. The dome in the diameter of 24 meters vividly reproduces the scenic wonder of the vast universe so that your dream of flying to space appears to come true."
The park, which opened in 2009, has been shut down while all of the rides are inspected.
The Shenzhen government is investigating.
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Edited by - Brandon4579 on 07/04/2010 01:58:38 AM
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Amusement ride accident kills six, injures ten
