Sweden Theme Park Ride Collapse Injures 30
Loose Ball Bearing To Blame For Accident, Manager Says
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Rescue personnel search through the rubble of the Rainbow ride at the Liseberg theme park in Goteborg, Sweden, July 15, 2008. SOS Alarm spokeswoman Monica Grandin says the ride was full when it collapsed, injuring at least 18 people. The Rainbow is a spinning arm with a seating compartment on one end. (AP PHOTO)
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A Rainbow thrill ride attraction stand deserted after a malfunction at the Liseberg theme park in Goteborg, Sweden, July 15, 2008. Two people were seriously hurt when the Rainbow ride collapsed at the Liseberg theme park in Goteborg, SOS Alarm rescue service spokeswoman Monica Grandin said. (AP PHOTO)
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Rescue personnel and rescued vistors, huddled in blankets at right, stand outside a ride attraction at Liseberg theme park in Goteborg, Sweden, July 15, 2008. Two people were seriously hurt when the Rainbow ride collapsed at the Liseberg theme park in Goteborg, SOS Alarm rescue service spokeswoman Monica Grandin said. (AP PHOTO)
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Several people were thrown out of the swinging Rainbow ride at the Linsberg theme park in Goteborg and squeezed as the seating platform tipped to one side, city police spokeswoman Malin Sahlstrom said.
The injuries ranged from bone fractures to shock, SOS Alarm rescue service spokeswoman Monica Grandin said. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
The Rainbow, a spinning arm with a seating compartment on one end, appeared to have fallen about 10 feet to the ground. Sahlstrom said 36 people were onboard the ride at the time.
The injured were mostly Swedish and Norwegian, though the nationalities of all had not been confirmed, she said.
The cause of the accident was under investigation. The Liseberg manager on duty, Peter Andersson, said a malfunctioning ball bearing may have caused the collapse.
Liseberg is a popular tourist destination in Sweden and the biggest fun fair park in the Nordic region, with more than 30 different rides.
Andersson said the attraction had a security inspection in the spring and no faults were found.
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