UK 6 high-speed theme park rides closed after people flung from similar ride in the US

High-speed pendulum rides have been closed in England and Wales after the death of a US teenager.

Six high-speed theme park rides have been shut across the UK after a death on a similar attraction in the US.

An 18-year-old man died and three others were critically injured after being flung from the ride at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday.

The ride, known as the KMG Afterburner, swings at high speed from side-to-side while also spinning passengers.

The Health and Safety Executive ordered the re-inspection and temporary closure of similar rides in the UK.

Three of the rides closed are in theme parks, Pleasurewood Hills in Suffolk, Coney Beach in South Wales and Brean Theme Park in Somerset.

The other two rides are owned by Ryan Crow Amusements in the North East of England and by Joseph Manning in Hertfordshire.

Lightwater Valley in North Yorkshire has voluntarily closed its pendulum-style ride until the HSE has deemed the KMG Afterburner safe.

Source: UK theme park rides closed after Ohio death – BBC News