In July 2010 a 15-year-old girl died as the result of an accident that occurred in the Tibidabo Amusement Park. Four teenagers, three girls and one boy, aged between 12 and 14, were on the Pendulum ride. One girl died, and another was seriously injured. The other girl and the boy were practically unharmed.
How did it happen?
Three hours before the accident, the maintenance service stopped the ride because they thought that something was wrong. They did not find any problem, however, so they reopened the ride. Two hours later the Pendulum failed while these four teenagers were on the ride. It fell on to another ride called "La mina d'or". It was fortunate that no more people were harmed. The emergency service arrived at the site of the accident 20 minutes after it happened. They did all they could to rescue the teenagers but it took three hours to get to the girl who later died. Although she arrived alive at the hospital, she eventually passed away. The most seriously injured girl had to stay in hospital for three months.
What is going to happen now?
When the experts and staff discover what really caused the accident they will set up a family recreation area.
The Mayor, Jordi Hereu, said that he is going to do everything he can to prevent such an accident from ever happening again.
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