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18 People Stuck On Roller Coaster

By Algonkin in Pictures, Travel & Places on Jan 3, 2008 at 8:15 am


Roller Coaster

Eighteen people who rode a roller coaster in Anhui, China, got more than they bargained for: they got stuck upside down for half an hour when strong winds caused the roller coaster to stop on its track!

Strong winds brought a roller coaster to a halt at the top of its loop at a fun park in Anhui province in east China, leaving 18 people hanging upside down for about half an hour with six of them falling ill, an official said.
All the six persons were sent to a hospital and were discharged later, the official said.

The equipment was in good condition and the weather was suitable when the coaster began its journey but a sudden gust halted it, which was then locked to the loop by safety devices, with the passengers hanging upside down.

Zhang Shengying, Deputy Director of the Wuhu Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, said investigation showed that the accident had been caused by “extreme weather” at the amusement park.

Source: ptinews
Image: China.org


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  1. technabob
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 8:20 am

    Yeesh. Makes me want to barf just thinking about it.

  2. k
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    That's terrifying o_o

  3. skrolnik
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    I didn't think that was even possible.

  4. matt
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    Weeeeee!!! It's all part of the ride, folks.

  5. Orjans Morjan
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    Strong winds brought a roller coaster to a halt
    but a sudden gust halted it
    accident had been caused by “extreme weather”

    Trying to beat the TV news?
    Also can you really call it an accident, wouldn't malfunction be a little more suiting?

  6. Pudifoot
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    well, that really blows.

  7. VonSkippy
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    ?????

  8. VonSkippy
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    Darn - apparently you can't comment in Chinese - all you get is "comment failed" and the "?????".

  9. Theresa
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    If roller coasters had been around when humans first worked out their primal fears, THAT situation would have been included in the original description of hell.

  10. marieissah
    Jan 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 pm

    Darn! Poor people. I love riding those rides, but whenever i hear stories like this..just thankful that i never got stuck in any of it!

  11. tcmhealthcare
    Sep 14th, 2008 at 8:42 pm

    Thinking of going Anhui..it's a nice place.

  12. Shaina
    Apr 12th, 2009 at 2:40 am

    this is probably untrue. someone probably caught a picture of the rollercoaster during the loop, it happens very often! this is probably some made-up story based on the picture and i wouldnt believe this w/o doing further research. i mean come on! a gust of wind vs. gravity! just not possible...

  13. panda's_rule
    Jun 4th, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    wow.... that is really freaky!!!

  14. katie rocks
    Aug 11th, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    wow...u must have bin so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so supper scard right!! that is the worst(not really i herd wors) that is the scaryEST!!! well so glad all them people got off safe. hope that never will happen again. that was NOT part of the ride
    bye

  15. u!!!@#$%^&*()
    Aug 11th, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    well hope u all got off see u bye !!!

  16. yo!
    Aug 11th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    that is so so so so high! not i could tottaly do that!!!

  17. hi!
    Aug 11th, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    do u guys think that is so so so so so so high...yeah that is kinda part of the ride! lol just kidding

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