Police say 4 individuals have been injured in an accident at Germany’s largest theme park
BERLIN — 4 individuals have been injured in an accident on Monday at Germany’s largest theme park, police mentioned.
The accident occurred on the Europa-Park within the city of Rust, close to the French and Swiss borders. Police mentioned a construction from which individuals can bounce right into a pool seems to have collapsed, German information company dpa reported.
The park mentioned {that a} cell pool that was a part of a “high-diving present” cracked throughout the present and the water flowed into an attraction referred to as Atlantica SuperSplash. It mentioned that one visitor was barely grazed however different guests to the park weren’t affected.
It was unclear who the opposite three injured individuals have been. The attraction was set to reopen shortly.
The park is a well-liked vacationer attraction that drew greater than 6 million guests final 12 months, largely from Germany, France and Switzerland.
It has areas with themes based mostly on completely different European international locations, and three based mostly on fantasy settings. The park additionally hosts conferences and is a well-liked venue for occasions and tv productions.
In June, a big fireplace broke out on the park, prompting its evacuation. Two firefighters have been evenly injured however no guests have been harmed in that incident.