A fatal accident occurred at the Gröna Lund amusement park on Sunday. Now other Amusement Parks are closing roller coasters, which are from the same manufacturer as Gröna Lund’s roller coaster.
In Sweden, Amusement Parks close their roller coasters because of the accident in Gröna Lund. Several Swedish media, such as SVT and Swedish Radio.
The background is the accident that led to the death of one person at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm on Sunday. The accident happened on the Jetline roller coaster, the front part of which partially slipped off the track and people fell off the roller coaster ride.
Sveriges Radio reports that the Kolmården animal park is closing the roller coaster called Godiståget, because it is from the same manufacturer as the Jetline roller coaster.
The safety of the device is being investigated and it is out of use for the time being, according to a statement published on the zoo’s website in the bulletin.
Furuviksparken, an animal park and amusement park in Gävle, is temporarily closing the roller coaster called Draken. Amusement park says on his websitethat Draken is also closed until its safety can be ensured.
At the moment, there are no signs that the tracks at either amusement park are dangerous, Kolmården and Furuviksparken say.
According to the amusement park, Gröna Lund is closed for at least a week. In Finland, Linnanmäki and Särkänniemi said on Sunday that there is no need to shut down the equipment or inspect it separately, and that the equipment is inspected every day.