Fatal accident in the amusement park: tragic details published – family wanted to save woman
Created: 08/13/2022, 04:50
On Saturday, a woman fell from a roller coaster at the Klotti amusement park and died.
Prosecutors and a neighbor released new details about the accident.
Klotten – After the fatal accident at the Klotti amusement park, further details about the death of the 57-year-old from Saarland became known.
On Saturday (August 6) she fell from a roller coaster and suffered fatal injuries.
The public prosecutor's office published new information on the status of the investigation on Wednesday.
Tragic accident in the amusement park: family had to watch the fall
A former neighbor revealed more tragic details about the 57-year-old's death.
As she explained to
RTL
, the victim was sitting in the ride with her daughter and a friend.
As the broadcaster reports, the young woman was still trying to hold her mother when she was about to fall off the roller coaster.
It is said that the men of the three women and the grandchildren of the 57-year-old had to watch the accident from the ground.
"Her husband ran first, climbed over the fence and looked for his wife," said the acquaintance
RTL
.
Police are currently investigating how the accident happened.
According to an autopsy report, the woman died from the fall.
After the fatal accident in the Klotti amusement park, the public prosecutor is investigating.
© Thomas Frey/ dpa
Investigations into the accident in Klotti Park: the victim died from the fall
A medical cause, which could have caused the woman to fall out of the ride, is ruled out.
The Koblenz public prosecutor announced on Wednesday (August 10) that the initial suspicion of a criminal offense had not yet been confirmed.
Accordingly, the victim first slipped on the roller coaster seat and then fell off the track.
When an expert opinion on the incident will be available is not yet foreseeable.
Documents about the roller coaster were made available by both the supervisory authority and the operator.
They are currently being evaluated and witnesses are being heard.
A witness has already raised serious allegations against the operator of the amusement park.
Accident roller coaster remains closed due to security check
The park has reopened to visitors since Tuesday.
The Cochem-Zell district has meanwhile prohibited the operation of the roller coaster.
First of all, the TÜV had to check the safety of the ride, the district announced on Wednesday.
The roller coaster is a special construction.
After accidents in which people were injured, such systems must be checked for operational safety and stability.
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Recently, there was also a fatal accident on a roller coaster in Denmark: A 14-year-old girl died because her seat had come loose.
(sf/ dpa)