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.
^"1972: West London fairground ride crash kills five". London Today. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^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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