Waterslide Collapses
June 27, 2001
A safety expert determined that several people riding a waterslide at the same time caused the California attraction to collapse, injuring thirty-two park patrons and killing one. WaterWorld USA hired the safety expert to investigate the accident. As of yet, no engineering defects in the structure have been identified.
Park officials claim that the accident occurred after approximately 30 students rushed onto the slide together. Signs warn riders to go one at a time. The park maintains that a lifeguard tried to stop the students. Some students claim that the lifeguard did not attempt to intervene.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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