Last Monday afternoon around 4 p.m. A 14-year-old girl from the attraction. It would be a fall of eight meters high, but this has not yet been confirmed. The teenager broke her arm and was taken to the hospital.
A spokesperson for the Dutch Food and Value Authority told NH to know the video of the attraction. “But we have not received any reports before.”
In response to the reports, the NVWA started an investigation into the accident.
Moonen tells Omroep Brabant that he has shared camera images of the day of the accident with the Public Prosecution Service.
The Energizer will remain closed for the time being, until the NVWA examination has been completed. It is unclear how long that takes. “One time the conclusions are faster than the other,” said the spokesperson for the NVWA.
Earlier accident in Alkmaar
In Alkmaar it also went wrong with a roller coaster last summer. A toddler fell from the Crazy Clown. That attraction also had to close at the time, but after a day of investigation, the researchers ruled that the children’s industry was safe.
The organization of the Hilversum fair previously announced that the operator was very shocked by the accident.
“Those people are on the rope day and night to bring fun. You only want one thing: that this never happens,” the project leader says. “The Netherlands has one of the strictest safety inspections in Europe. Everyone wants to know how this could have happened, so that everyone can learn from this.”
Other attractions of the fair in Hilversum are just open.