Big One crash at Blackpool Pleasure Beach (UPDATED)

The Biggest in the world! Ya right! This is a pretty serious accident, but not one to really question the saftey of coasters. I hate to hear these things.

The BBC was rather sensationalistic, I think. Not a whole lot of fact checking there. I'm interested to see what the real story is tomorrow.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com

Sounds like a stations brake failure. :)

All joking aside, I hope everyone is okay.

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"...If We don't get you there in five minutes we don't get you there at all. ~Dispatch Master Tran

They stated it as one of the tallest, not THE tallest FYI. Still, I really hope no one was seriously injured. :(

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The new KING of coasters:
SFNE Superman
Unforgettable!!!

WHY DO THESE THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN!! By the way, I cringe at the three words Station Brakes Failure. They like look at me and laugh in my face!!!

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DOWN WITH TRIM BRAKES!

This already happened on the same ride a few years ago...

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Riding the Force on the 9th!

HMMMMMMMM...............MY POOR ARROW AND ITS RIDERS. I WONDER IF THIS IS A CURSE FOR THE NEW RCT ADD-ON!! (THERE IS A BLACKPOOL SCENARIO, COMPLETE WITH BIG ONE-ISH TRAINS!!!!) :(
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First rule of Stormtroopers:
Pee BEFORE you put on the uniform!

It didn't say that it WAS the tallest, it said that it was one of the tallest. There's a difference.

This is truly unfortunate. Not only is this bad for the people that were injured and the park itself, it'll only fuel our government's desire to put those regulations into effect they've been trying so hard to get. I hope no one was seriously injured, but I know this will not help people's faith in coasters. Peace. :(
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Medusa at Marine World: the best in the west!

It sounds like the coaster may not be working for a while, unless they have another train. It seems like the UK is having the same safety problems that America had last summer.

The scary part is if rollercoaster accidents continue than the government will probably create a Federal agency kind of like the FDA. There are so many coasters in this country that an agency like this would have a full time job.

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"DONT FIGHT IT, RIDE IT",,,,RAGING BULL

The same accident happened on the same ride in 1994 except that twenty three people were injured.

always hate to here about accidents,they give coasters a bad rep.

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syntaxAP

BBC only said there was 24 people on one of there reports on the day it happend and later on in the day changed it to 14

on news 24 anyway

bpb going downhill on safty standards aint it?!

Lukely no-one died.
This failure of the brakes, who is responsible in this case: Arrow, or Blackpool?
About coaster safety, I presume there are several regulations, are they country depended? Anyone knows?

This was not a brake failure, but a sensor failsure.

I have been hearing rumors of Blackpool Pleasure Beach maybee getting ride of Pepsi Max Big One in place for a 300 foot giga coaster anyone else agree?

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