The accident on April 28 in Hilversum happened during the fair, then a girl The Energizer fell from the rotating attractionfrom a height of eight meters. She broke an arm and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The attraction was stopped immediately after the incident and was only allowed to reopen as soon as it was clear what had gone wrong. The attraction had to be until after the fair Stay on the square in Hilversum.
The cause is still unclear
Moonen confirms against Omroep Brabant that the attraction is currently being built in Dordrecht. “Tomorrow there will be inspectors, then we have a final test and then it must be ready,” he says.
According to Moonen, the Energizer has been tested several times in recent weeks, both by himself and by the NVWA. When asked whether it is now known what the cause of the accident was, he remains cautious. “I can’t say anything about it yet, as long as the investigation is ongoing,” he says.
Whether the cause of the accident will ever be known to the public remains unclear. The NVWA only shares the result of the research with the operator. According to the spokesperson, that has to do with privacy.