Scotland rollercoaster crash: Carriage derails at Motherwell M&D theme park and 'lands on children's ride'

Emergency services are at the scene

A rollercoaster has derailed at a theme park in Motherwell, near Glasgow, and reportedly landed on a children's ride.

At least seven people have been injured. A number of people are still trapped inside the wreckage, Sky News reports.

The incident happened on the 'Tsunami ride' at M&Ds theme park, which was evacuated.

Carriages reportedly derailed and fell from a 20-metre height onto another ride below.

The park is popular with young families locally.

First aid attendants tended to the injured while emergency services were dispatched.

Images posted to social media by eye witnesses appear to show multiple rollercoaster carriages in the wreckage.

Witness James Millerick, who was queuing for another rollercoaster at the theme park, said he heard “shrieks” from customers.

He told Sky News: “When we got there the rollercoaster had come off the track entirely - straight through the gated fence at the side of the rollercoaster and was upside down on the concrete path at the side.

“There were maybe seven or eight individuals, mostly of younger age between maybe 10 and 15 years old that were actually trapped inside the rollercoaster lying on the ground. The harnesses were still on as well so there was absolutely no movement.”

Another eye-witness, who gave his name only as Gavin, told the Mirror: “It’s carnage. The Tsunami plunged off the rails at a corner. There was definitely people on it. It was full, about 10 people.”

“Two dozen guys ran to help firefighters to get the carriage upright after it fell on kids’ cars below. It will be a miracle if there are no fatalities.”

In a statement, Police Scotland said: "We can confirm we are currently working with other emergency services to ascertain the full extent of the situation.

“We can confirm there are injured parties - approximately seven people.”

On its website, the amusement park describes the Tsunami ride as "Scotland's only inverted rollercoaster" and reaches speeds of 65kmph "through corkscrew twists, turns and loops over 650km of track."

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