Mark Blackwood Coaster Accident – Who plunged to his demise from a rollercoaster at Loudoun Castle amusement park was working the ride interestingly on the day he experienced the lethal wounds. A jury at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard that 18-year-old Mark Blackwood passed on not long after getting preparing in the activity of ‘The Rat’ rollercoaster.
Being investigated are amusement park proprietors Parkware Ltd who are accused of penetrating wellbeing and security enactment.
Rides boss Gary Erskine let the court know that he had prepared Mark on the rollercoaster on July 15, 2007.
He had told Mark the best way to work the ride and had additionally administered him working it himself.
Addressed by Susan Duff, shielding, he said that, as a component of the preparation, he had repeated standing guidelines that administrators ought to never enter the ride region and that any breakdown ought to be accounted for to the recreation area’s support division.
“Do you explicitly recall letting him know that?” asked Mrs. Duff.
“I told him, ‘Assuming there is any issue, any trouble, anything untoward, you radio either myself or radio support.”