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Battersea Park funfair disaster
View of the ride in 1951
Date30 May 1972
LocationBattersea Park, London
Coordinates51°28′46″N 0°09′25″W / 51.4794°N 0.1569°W / 51.4794; -0.1569
TypeAccident
Deaths5
Non-fatal injuries13
LitigationManslaughter trial

The Battersea Park funfair disaster happened in Battersea Park, London, on 30 May 1972; five children died and thirteen others were injured when a wooden roller coaster train came off its tracks.[1][2] A report on the roller coaster after the crash revealed 51 faults on the ride. The ride manager and engineer were subsequently tried for and acquitted of manslaughter.

  1. ^ "1972: West London fairground ride crash kills five". London Today. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ O'Neill, Anna; Moreland, Jamie (27 April 2022). "The 'forgotten' rollercoaster disaster of Battersea funfair". BBC News. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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