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Updated Monday, February 12, 2024-11:55

  • Catalonia Up to 14 injured, two in critical condition, due to an accident on a roller coaster in Port Aventura due to the wind

The two seriously injured this Sunday when the branches of a tree fell on one of the attractions of the

Port Aventura Word

park , located in the Tarragona municipalities of Vila-seca and Salou, remain hospitalized, while

the four less seriously injured were discharged. yesterday

.

One of the seriously injured "is still in critical condition"

in the Bellvitge hospital, as sources from the health center have confirmed to Efe, while the Joan XXIII Hospital in Tarragona, where

the other seriously injured

is admitted , has not provided data. about his status.

The "less serious" injuries due to the accident were transferred yesterday to the Santa Tecla Hospital in Tarragona and the Sant Joan Hospital in Reus, where they underwent the relevant tests and were discharged yesterday afternoon-night, they have informed EFE. both hospital centers.

Fourteen people, including a minor

, were injured at 11:25 a.m. when

a tree fell next to the Tomahawk attraction,

designed for minors, due to the strong wind that was blowing in the area.

Some of the tree's branches landed on the occupants of one of the attraction's cars, which did not derail.

Of the rest of the minor injuries,

five were transferred to a Primary Care Center in the area

and the rest were discharged 'in situ', according to the Medical Emergency Service (SEM), which sent a man to the scene. helicopter to evacuate wounded and eight ambulances.

According to a statement issued by the park, "some branches of the tree have impacted the customers" who were on the attraction, who were attended in the first instance by the complex's health workers until the arrival of the SEM technicians.

"At Port Aventura World we are following the evolution of its condition, with full willingness to offer the necessary assistance at this time and full support to families," the company said, adding that the attraction had passed the internal safety inspection in the morning. carried out by the park itself.