Shenzhen theme park closed after 8 people injured in roller coaster collision
- Shenzhen Happy Valley says it has closed for the weekend while a ‘complete safety check’ is carried out
- Two roller coaster trains on Snowy Eagle crashed on Friday evening, those injured said to be in stable condition
Shenzhen Happy Valley said in a statement on its Weibo account that the theme park was closed for the weekend while a “complete safety check” is carried out.
It said the incident happened at 6.27pm on Friday on the Snowy Eagle roller coaster, and that the eight people who sustained injuries were in a stable condition.
The statement said anyone who had bought tickets for the weekend could get a full refund.
Most of those injured in the crash were taken to the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, according to local media reports.
A hospital employee said four people were being treated in intensive care, but would not give further details. She said those with minor injuries had been discharged.
A Beijing News report said three men and a woman were being treated in the hospital’s intensive care unit, one of them with serious head injuries.