The amusement park Tivoli Friheden in Aarhus, Denmark where an accident took place Thursday July 14, 2022. Police in Denmark say a 14-year-old girl has died in an accident at a popular northern Denmark amusement park, reportedly when the rear part of a roller-coaster came off the rails. The manager of the Tivoli Friheden amusement park in Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, told the local newspaper on Thursday that 'the rear two seats' of the Cobraen roller-coaster were hanging "under the wagon train.' (Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - An amusement park in northwestern Denmark said Friday it would scrap a roller coaster for good after a 14-year-old girl died, reportedly when the rear part of the ride came off the rails.
A 13-year-old boy also suffered hand injuries on Thursday on the Cobraen roller coaster at the Tivoli Friheden amusement park in Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city.
'œThere is no doubt that that the ride will be shut down and torn apart,'ť Tivoli Friheden amusement park manager Henrik Ragborg Olsen told local newspaper Aarhus Stiftstidende.
The cause of the derailment was under investigation.
Ragborg Olsen told Aarhus Stiftstidende on Thursday that 'œthe rear two seats'ť of Cobraen were hanging 'œunder the wagon train.'ť The roller coaster is 25 meters (82 feet) high and the wagons have a top speed of 70 kph (44 mph), according to the Tivoli Friheden Website.
In 2008, four people were slightly injured when the same roller coaster broke down, only days after it had been inaugurated.
The amusement park, which will remain closed until Monday, is located in the southern part of Aarhus, 156 kilometers (97 miles) northwest of Copenhagen.
Police at the amusement park Tivoli Friheden in Aarhus, Denmark where an accident took place Thursday July 14, 2022. Police in Denmark say a 14-year-old girl has died in an accident at a popular northern Denmark amusement park, reportedly when the rear part of a roller-coaster came off the rails. The manager of the Tivoli Friheden amusement park in Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, told the local newspaper on Thursday that 'the rear two seats' of the Cobraen roller-coaster were hanging "under the wagon train.' (Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
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The amusement park Tivoli Friheden in Aarhus, Denmark where an accident took place Thursday July 14, 2022. Police in Denmark say a 14-year-old girl has died in an accident at a popular northern Denmark amusement park, reportedly when the rear part of a roller-coaster came off the rails. The manager of the Tivoli Friheden amusement park in Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, told the local newspaper on Thursday that 'the rear two seats' of the Cobraen roller-coaster were hanging "under the wagon train.' (Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
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Police at the amusement park Tivoli Friheden in Aarhus, Denmark where an accident took place Thursday July 14, 2022. Police in Denmark say a 14-year-old girl has died in an accident at a popular northern Denmark amusement park, reportedly when the rear part of a roller-coaster came off the rails. The manager of the Tivoli Friheden amusement park in Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, told the local newspaper on Thursday that 'the rear two seats' of the Cobraen roller-coaster were hanging "under the wagon train.' (Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
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Police inspector Brian Voss Olsen speaks at a press conference in Aarhus, Denmark, Thursday July 14, 2022. Police in Denmark say a 14-year-old girl has died in an accident at a popular northern Denmark amusement park, reportedly when the rear part of a roller-coaster came off the rails. The manager of the Tivoli Friheden amusement park in Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, told the local newspaper on Thursday that 'the rear two seats' of the Cobraen roller-coaster were hanging "under the wagon train.' (Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
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