Rollercoaster crash at Legoland park in Germany leaves at least 34 people injured

Two trains collided on track of ‘Fire Dragaon’ ride on Thursday in Bavarian town of Guenzburg

At least 34 people were injured in the accident on a roller coaster at Legoland in Guenzburg, two of them seriously. Photograph: Stefan Puchner/dpa/AP/PA
At least 34 people were injured in the accident on a roller coaster at Legoland in Guenzburg, two of them seriously. Photograph: Stefan Puchner/dpa/AP/PA

Two rollercoaster trains have crashed into each other at an amusement park in southern Germany, injuring at least 34 people, two of them severely.

One rollercoaster train braked heavily and another train collided with it at the Legoland park in the Bavarian town of Guenzburg, the German news agency dpa reported on Thursday.

Three helicopters were sent to the scene, and fire and rescue services were called in to help.

Rescue helicopters are seen in a field near the Legoland amusement park in Guenzburg, Germany where least 34 people were injured in an accident on a rollercoaster. Photograph: Stefan Puchner/dpa/AP/PA
Rescue helicopters are seen in a field near the Legoland amusement park in Guenzburg, Germany where least 34 people were injured in an accident on a rollercoaster. Photograph: Stefan Puchner/dpa/AP/PA

It was not immediately clear how the crash happened. It took place in the station of the Fire Dragon rollercoaster, an amusement park spokesperson told dpa.

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Last week, a woman died in another rollercoaster accident in an amusement park in Klotten in southwest Germany. The 57-year-old was fatally injured when she fell out of the rollercoaster while it was moving. The cause of the accident has not yet been identified.