Inspector calls fun park ride that caused teenager’s death ‘extremely dangerous’
The father of the 19-year-old man who died at a fun park in Halkidiki visited the scene of the tragedy on Friday, accompanied by a technical consultant appointed by the family.
In his statements, the family’s technical consultant emphasized that the machine that killed the young man was in terrible condition, calling it “extremely dangerous.”
“The specific machine and all the chairs on it – because there are four sets of chairs at the points of rotation and support – are all rotten. They were extremely dangerous. And no, they didn’t become dangerous yesterday,” he said. “No one should have issued a certification [for use],” he added.
Photos released by the victim’s father show many parts of the “Crazy Dance” ride, where the teenager lost his life, to be rusty and broken, with missing screws.
The findings of the expert investigation into the tragic death of the 19-year-old at a funfair in Halkidiki are expected to be submitted to the prosecuting authorities.
A 19-year-old from Veria in northern Greece died on Tuesday from injuries sustained at a funfair in Halkidiki while on holiday with his two brothers and parents. The young man sustained massive injuries after being flung from a spinning chair ride when his seat became dislodged.
