Faulty wheel bearing blamed for Western Playland ride mishap
UPDATE, July 26: The owner of Western Playland amusement park on Monday said a faulty wheel bearing on a roller coaster car was likely responsible for the malfunction of the El Bandito ride over the weekend that stranded eight teenagers.
The teens had to be rescued Saturday night by Sunland Park and West Valley firefighters from the 30-year-old ride.
Owner Patrick Thomson defended the decision to put the roller coaster back in service a day after the mishap, saying the two cars suspected of wheel problems were removed and the ride passed inspection tests and checks.
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Rescatan a adolescentes atrapados en montaña rusa de Western Playland
Atracción falló y dejó en las alturas a ocho personas
Aracely Lazcano
domingo, 25 julio 2021 | 16:41
Cortesía: Departamento de Bomberos de West Valley
El Paso.- Una tarde de diversión para un grupo de adolescentes de esta región se convirtió en el susto de su vida luego de que dos autos de la montaña rusa del parque de diversiones Western Playland, ubicado en Sunland Park, Nuevo Mexico, quedaron estancados en lo alto del juego mecánico.
Es por esto que unidades de emergencia fueron requeridas en el lugar pasadas las 8:30 de la noche de ayer sábado.
Western Playland roller coaster back in operation day after stuck teens rescued
UPDATE, July 25: A roller coaster at Western Playland was back in operation Sunday, just hours after it malfunctioned, requiring firefighters to rescue eight teenagers who were stuck on the ride.
Patrick Thompson, who owns the 30-acre amusement park located in Sunland Park, said the cause of Saturday night s mishap remained unclear. An inspection failed to turn up any problems with the ride.
Thompson told ABC-7 that the roller coaster was up and running again Sunday, but without the two cars that became stuck on the top of the ride - about 60 feet up - with the teens in their seats. He indicated the ride would undergo a closer evaluation on Monday.
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