A 17-year-old boy was killed and a 19-year-old woman seriously injured in an accident in an amusement park in Cap d’Agde (Hérault) on the night of Saturday August 5 to Sunday August 6, said the prosecutor of the Republic of Béziers.
Sunday morning, Luna Park was closed and the perimeter cordoned off by the police, noted an AFP correspondent.
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“Two people were victims of an accident while using the attraction called “Adrénaline”: a 17-year-old teenager, who died of his injuries, and a 19-year-old young woman transported to Montpellier University Hospital in emergency. absolute »said the prosecutor, Raphaël Balland, in a press release.
An open judicial inquiry
“They would have hit obstacles during their fall, this attraction consisting of tipping over in the void attached to ropes connected to pillars, causing a pendulum movement after a fall of about sixty meters”said the prosecutor.
A judicial investigation was opened in flagrante by the public prosecutor’s office of Béziers on the counts of homicide and involuntary injuries.
“In order to immediately collect the first statements from the people in charge of this attraction, four men, including the manager of Luna Park, were taken into custody at three in the morning. They are currently being heard by investigators.also explained Raphaël Balland.
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A strong wind
It was windy at night, “which is very rare in Agde”explained to AFP the mayor of the town, Gilles d’Ettore, indicating that gusts could be the cause of the accident.
No municipal decree has been taken in the past to stop this type of carousel in the event of wind, because the question had never arisen in this commune, also explained Gilles d’Ettore.
