A Victorian woman who sustained horrific injuries when she was hit by a rollercoaster at the Melbourne Royal Show has been discharged from hospital but is still recovering. 7NEWS
“Investigations into the accident are ongoing.”
Rodden spent weeks in an induced coma after the September 24 incident, in which she is believed to have walked onto the track of the Rebel Coaster ride to retrieve her phone and was struck by a moving carriage.has been set up to help pay for her ongoing care.At the time of the accident, Jordan, whose surname was withheld, recalled the harrowing moment he saw the crash.
“It all happened so quickly but so slowly. All of a sudden, I saw someone getting taken up but at the same time I’m thinking ‘f***, my sister, my partner.” Melbourne Royal Show CEO Brad Jenkins described the crash as a “tragic accident” and said his thoughts were with the young woman’s family and friends.
“It is a tragic accident and, from our understanding, there was a mobile phone at the base of the Rebel Coaster that she dropped on the ride and she went back to recover the mobile phone,” he said.“It is an extreme rollercoaster which is a lot of fun generally, but this was a tragic accident that shouldn’t have happened.”“This is a tragic accident, not a malfunction of a ride, so I can assure people that the rides are entirely safe,” he said.
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