Terrified children and parents scream as ‘wheel flies off’ rollercoaster leaving them stuck 50ft in air at Gulliver’s World family fun park
- Around 21 people are stuck on Crazy Train ride at Gulliver’s World, Warrington
- An air ambulance and the fire service were reportedly called to the theme park
- It is not yet know if there are any injuries after the ‘wheel fell from the train’
Children have been stuck in midair for over two hours after a ‘wheel fell off a rollercoaster’ at Gulliver’s World.
The group have been stuck on the Crazy Train ride at the Warrington theme park for two hours, with witnesses reporting many of them are in tears.
Footage from the park shows the ride suspended at an angle 50ft in the air after a wheel reportedly fell off the train.
Children have been stuck in midair for over two hours after a ‘wheel fell off a rollercoaster’ at Gulliver’s World
The incident happened at around 12.50pm – and the children have now been in the air for close to two hours.
An air ambulance and the fire service were called to the theme park – but it’s not known if anyone has suffered any injuries, the Mirror reported.
Terrified parents took to social media to describe the moment the ride halted with 21 people on board.
One user, ‘LadyInRed’, tweeted: ‘I have never been more frightened as a parent than I am now.
‘Sat here on my own whilst my child is up in the air and there’s not a thing I can do.
‘Should be able to take ya kids on a day out without this happening.’
She said her daughter, who has asthma, was still on the ride two hours later as a rescue mission went underway.
Footage from the park shows the ride suspended at an angle 50ft in the air after a wheel reportedly fell off the train
An air ambulance and the fire service were called to the theme park – and is it not believed anyone suffered injuries
Firefighters reportedly began using ladders to release people from the ride at around 2.45pm.
Cheshire Fire service told the Liverpool Echo: ‘They used ladders to help get to the people trapped on the ride which was approximately 50ft high up.
‘They secured the carriages to ensure they were stable. A scaffolding tower was then built and those trapped continued to be freed and brought to safety.
‘The line rescue team set up a twin line lowering system to rescue three people. It is not believed there are any injuries.’
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