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The Battersea Park funfair disaster happened in Battersea Park, London, on 30 May 1972; five children died and thirteen others were injured when a wooden roller coaster train came off its tracks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A report on the roller coaster after the crash found 51 faults on the ride.
The Battersea Park Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 38) was passed in 1846 and £200,000 was promised for the purchase of the land. The Commission for Improving the Metropolis acquired 320 acres of Battersea fields, of which 198 acres became Battersea Park, opened in 1858, and the remainder was let on building leases.
Five children were killed in May 1972 when the Big Dipper rollercoaster crashed in Battersea Park, south-west London. Survivors of ‘forgotten tragedy’ campaign for memorial 50 years on Skip to ...
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