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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.
Update from March 26th, 3:07 p.m.:
An employee had a fatal accident during maintenance work on a roller coaster in Phantasialand on Monday afternoon.
The exact course of the accident is currently being investigated by the authorities, according to a statement from the theme park, which is available to
IPPEN.MEDIA
.
Immediately after the tragedy, rescue measures were initiated and an emergency call was made.
But any help came too late for the long-time employee.
The emergency services couldn't have helped him anymore.
“We are deeply shocked by this tragic industrial accident.
Our thoughts are very close to the family of our employee who died in the accident,” it continued.
The opening of the theme park on March 28th will take place as planned.
Phantasialand emphasized that the cause of the accident at work had no connection with the safety of the attraction and the visit to the park.
First report from March 25th:
Brühl – Phantasialand in Brühl near Cologne is currently still in 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.
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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)