Fine for Lightwater Valley after rollercoaster injury
Lightwater Valley Theme Park in North Yorkshire has been fined £57,000 after a five year-old girl was injured when her leg was trapped in a rollercoaster.
York Crown Court heard that Lucy Hibbert, a New Zealand native, had been visiting the UK with her family when she suffered the injury at the theme park near Ripon in June 2012.
While on the Ladybird ride, her right leg and foot became trapped between the platform edge and the carriage as the ride returned to its starting point, and Lucy’s leg remained trapped as it travelle... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
