Johnny Upsidedown Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Very limited information maybe more news later. Anybody have some photos of the ride. http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=82775482&p=8z775784&n=82775862&x= A man has died after following an accident at an amusement park in Co Waterford yesterday. The incident took place on the ghost-train, in the seaside town of Tramore. It is believed that the man, who was in his 20s, fell off one ghost-train and was struck by an oncoming train. He was removed to Waterford Regional Hospital, where he died at 8.30pm. The man is believed to be from Dublin, and holidaying in Tramore. Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority have launched investigations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 That is an unusual (and unfortunate!) situation. For one, how did he fall out of his car and second, how did a haunted house car manage to kill him? Weird stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I know this may be not tactful and I apologize in advance (My sympathies go out to the families involved). If somebody dies in a haunted house, wouldn't it be perfect for their ghost to start haunting it. I think it would add to the ride. That said, this is strange and I'll wait to see more information. I don't understand how you fall out of the cars on this type of ride... -James Dillaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Don't they normally have a lapbar on those things? And I really can't see how someone could get injured by a 2MPH moving car thing. Still, that's very unfortunate... plus I'd probably freak out if I was just lying there in pitch darkness with ghosts and crap all around me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 OMFG! I didn't know about amusement parks in IRELAND! (Then remembers an Ireland trip when he was 3) o yeah, I remember going to a seaside park or fair, but I highely doubt it was that park. Really unforchente, I hope it wasn't one of my relatives who live in Dublin. But I still feel sorry for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgx Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 That's quite unfortunate. But I still have one question. How and why did he get/fall out of the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisTF Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 And I really can't see how someone could get injured by a 2MPH moving car thing. Still, that's very unfortunate...Some may be slightly elevated due to running rails, and there be just enough room to squeeze underneath and suffer some serious injury if you get snagged up the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 This really isnt a good year for amusement park safety. This is really too bad and my sympathis go out to the families of the people involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 ^I hope I"m not in that family, but you can send out sympathis to me if this guy is related to me . Still its pretty sad to see these things happen . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterviper Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Something tells me he was doing something he shouldn't have and then fell out. Because you dont just fall out of a 2 mph car by just sitting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Upsidedown Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 Well turns out what I thought might have happend did. Seems the kids were playing a prank on the car behind them and got hit. Silly people do silly things. http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=ireland-qqqm=ireland-qqqa=ireland-qqqid=11863-qqqx=1.asp Gavin Mason, from Artane, and three friends boarded the ghost train at Tramore’s amusement park in the Waterford seaside town on Saturday evening. The deceased is believed to have got out of the two-seater carriage inside the ghost train tunnel as part of a prank, attempting to scare others who were also taking the ride. Unfortunately, he appeared to have stumbled on part of the electric track and was struck by another carriage which arrived moments later. The ride was immediately shut down, pending an examination of the scene. An Order of Malta ambulance crew attempted to resuscitate the man at the scene. He was brought to Waterford Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority are carrying out separate probes after the accident at Tramore Amusement and Leisure Park on Tramore’s Strand Road. The park was open yesterday but the ghost train ride remained shut. Park manager Frank King said the incident happened at around 7.30pm on Saturday. “The matter is under investigation by the appropriate authority and until the precise circumstances have been established, it is not appropriate to make any further comment. Our deepest condolences are extended to the family of the deceased,” Mr King added. It’s the second time in four years that an accidental death has occurred at the amusement park. In August 2002, 16-year-old John Flavin died while operating the former sling-shot ride at the park. The local youth grabbed the cage in which customers were held and got carried into the air. He was then crushed between the ride and the barrier as it came back down to ground. In a separate unrelated incident, the body of a man was taken from the sea also in Tramore yesterday morning. The man was observed by an early morning worker at Dooley’s fish and chip shop and a council staff member walking along the beach. He was reportedly seen removing some of his clothes and began to walk out into the sea, ready for a swim. The two workers immediately contacted the emergency services and the body of a man was recovered around 7.45am. Click here for irishexaminer.com stories before this date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 SO its not one of my relatives, but I still feel really sorry for the guy. Well I am really mad at the pranknsters, to bad it resulted in death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 ^The "prankster" was the one who died. I feel bad for the people in the car that hit him. Can you say "scarred fo life"? I also feel sorry for the family of the deceased, who can't help that he made a stupid mistake and loss his life. -James Dillaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 OMFG about the slingshot accident! Someone grabbed onto the cage as it launched?! Yo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krouvi Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 OMFG about the slingshot accident! Someone grabbed onto the cage as it launched?! Yo... It said he got crashed so I can;t believe he was launch with the cage as there is no way he could held the cage all the way up and down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 "And I really can't see how someone could get injured by a 2MPH moving car thing." (Golfie) Want to know what the deadliest ride at Disneyland was? The old PeopleMover, one of the slowest rides in the park. Its slow speed actually led people to think that they could goof off, like hopping from car to car, getting out, etc. Then a few of those people tripped or somehow got caught under or between the cars. Get a copy of Daniel Koenig's Mouse Tales: A Behind the Ears Look at Disneyland. Some good, interesting reading. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 James: that would make for a helluva frightfest gimic. real ghost! EBL: I've never heard of that book. I'll have to look that up. Thanks. Another sad event this summer. sympathies to the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 ^ In marketing, it's all about the way you spin it -James Dillaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neovortex2k Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I just got back from holidays so i wasn't here to post on the accidnet but now that i'm back and being able to do a bit of snooping. He was 22 and drunk with a male friend, he decided to try and scare a female friend who was in the car behind and fell over and the car came and rolled over his head as the train is elevated off the ground about 5 inches and runs on a sinlge rail in the middle of the car. My sympaties to the family of course but he shouldn't have been messing on the rides especially drunk. That fair is bad news, a few years ago a girl was killed on the roller coaster there as she was too small to ride but was allowed and fell out of her restraint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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