More than 30 injured on Blackpool's Big Dipper - Telegraph.
Two cars on the Big Dipper on Blackpool's South Shore crashed together and came to rest 20 feet off the ground on Tuesday evening. A number of passengers on the ride suffered superficial injuries, whiplash, broken bones and back injuries. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said around 32 people were evacuated from the ride using assorted stretchers, spine boards and neck collars and brought to safety by a specialist rope rescue team. A spokesman for the service said the 32 ''walking wounded'' were then ferried to hospital by the ambulance service. Several were reportedly taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital. An investigation into what caused the crash, at around 7.45pm, is now under way, with the Health and Safety Executive called in. Martin McKay, 27, of East Kilbride, Scotland, was on the ride with one of his children. "One car crashed into the other," he said. "We were going quite fast at the time around 30 miles an hour at a guess. "We were at the back and were led off the ride by the Pleasure Beach staff. I have to say it was a bit scary." The wooden roller coaster The Big Dipper was originally opened in 1923 and is one of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's biggest attraction. In 2007, Pleasure Beach was the 14th most visited theme park in the world, and most visited in Britain, attracting 5,500,000 people.
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