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| Stuck car caused Big Dipper crash | |
| (30 minutes later) | |
| Two carriages collided at Blackpool Pleasure Beach when one of them became jammed on the rails, police have said. | Two carriages collided at Blackpool Pleasure Beach when one of them became jammed on the rails, police have said. |
| Thirty people were injured when the second carriage smashed into the back of the first car on the Big Dipper ride on Tuesday evening. | Thirty people were injured when the second carriage smashed into the back of the first car on the Big Dipper ride on Tuesday evening. |
| Up to 21 casualties were taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital with facial, back and neck injuries. Most of them have been able to return home. | Up to 21 casualties were taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital with facial, back and neck injuries. Most of them have been able to return home. |
| The ride is closed while the Health and Safety Executive investigates. | |
| 'Walking wounded' | |
| After the crash, the two cars came to rest 20ft (6m) off the ground. | |
| Firefighters rescued the riders using a specialist rope team, stretchers and spinal boards. | |
| Mark Alderson, station manager at South Shore fire station, said: "We started to evacuate the people that were trapped at the high level. | |
| "These casualties were the 'walking wounded' and only had minor injuries. | |
| "They were removed from the carriages and away from the incident to a casualty clearing station. | |
| "The more seriously injured were stabilised in position, we then took the casualties from the ride in stretchers and down on to the ground level using specialist rope rescue equipment." | |
| The Big Dipper, a wooden rollercoaster, opened in 1923. | The Big Dipper, a wooden rollercoaster, opened in 1923. |