Four hurt in Disneyland Railroad accident

[Jonjo]

France 24 are reporting that four people were hurt in an accident on the Disneyland Railroad.

Four hurt in Disneyland Paris steam train accident

Four people have been treated for minor injuries after a wagon broke off from a steam engine ride at Disneyland Paris, the theme park and police said on Thursday.

The four, including a pregnant woman and a 13-year-old girl, were taken to hospital after the accident on the five-wagon Disneyland Railroad ride at 8:40 pm (1940 GMT) on Wednesday, a police source said.

The source said the accident occurred after a bolt snapped between the first and second wagons of the train, sending the engine and one wagon ahead of the others as they approached the terminal.

The three rear wagons struck the first section when it stopped at the end of the line.

About 40 people were inside the train, which tours the theme park, at the time of the accident.

A spokesman for the Euro Disney company, which operates the park, said the train ride was closed on Thursday and that the incident was minor.

"It was a small nudge," the spokesman said, adding that one wheel of the train had come off the rails.

The spokesman said those injured were out of hospital and had returned home or continued their stay at the theme park.

He said the accident had occurred at a "very slow speed" and said the train normally travelled at eight kilometres per hour (five miles per hour) when it was returning to the station.

Disneyland Paris, which marked its 20th anniversary in 2012, took in a record 16 million visitors last year but continues to report big losses after taking on significant levels of debt.

 

[Carrie_Cat]

I was just reading about this in Le Parisien

http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-m...dans-un-train-a-vapeur-03-01-2013-2451559.php

According to them there were 12 people that were "shocked" and 4 of them that the docteur decided should be checked over in hospital. They all were released that same night and either went home or are continuing their stay at DLP so luckily no one was really hurt.

I'm suprised that the news didn't cover it yesterday evening in the local editions as they love this sort of thing