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An employee dies before the opening of Phantasialand in Brühl.
The man had an accident while doing maintenance work.
The course of the accident is still unclear.
Brühl – Phantasialand in Brühl near Cologne is currently on winter break.
In the meantime, maintenance work is underway before the opening on Maundy Thursday (March 28th).
Now an employee died in an accident on Monday afternoon (March 25th).
During maintenance work on a roller coaster: Employees in Phantasialand had a fatal accident
A 43-year-old employee of the amusement park is said to have carried out maintenance work on the “Taron” roller coaster around 3 p.m., according to a statement from the Rhein-Erft district police.
The roller coaster is considered the fastest multi-launch coaster in the world.
An employee had an accident during maintenance work in Phantasialand.
(Archive image) © Oliver Berg/dpa
A “fatal accident” occurred.
The exact circumstances are still unclear, a police spokeswoman confirmed to
IPPEN.MEDIA
.
The investigation would continue.
According to initial findings, “everything points to an accident,” the
FAZ
quoted the police as saying.
There were no visitors on site at the time of the incident.
Phantasialand near Cologne is one of the largest theme parks in Europe and attracts hundreds of thousands of people every year.
But accidents are inevitable: last year, a 25-meter tower collapsed in Europa-Park in Rust.
(kas/dpa)