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Swedish Amusement Park Where Guest Died After Roller Coaster Derailment Fined Half a Million for ‘Negligence’
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The park and manufacturing company Göteborgs Mekaniska were ordered to pay fines for “causing death to another and causing bodily injury in connection with the fatal accident,” per the release.
Gröna Lund was fined nearly $590,000 (SEK 5,200,000), while Göteborgs Mekaniska, which has since gone bankrupt, was fined about $147,000 (SEK 1,300,000).
Visitors riding the Jetline rollercoaster at the Grona Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden.
It is important for us to carefully analyze the court’s reasoning.”PEOPLE has also reached out to Göteborgs Mekaniska for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
The park was reportedly evacuated immediately after the incident, and it temporarily closed down while police conducted an investigation into the crash.