An accident at a popular attraction in Karpacz left a passenger unconscious.

The incident was reported by the local portal 24jgora.pl

On Monday, two carriages collided on a popular attraction in the center of Karpacz – the toboggan run at the Kolorowa Recreation and Sports Center.

Collision on the Karpacz track. Passenger unconscious.

Initial findings showed that the person driving one of the trucks failed to keep a safe distance, failed to brake in time and hit the vehicle in front.

" Police officers determined that one carriage had collided with another. One of them was carrying two 37-year-old women, and the other a mother and her daughter, aged 38 and 18. The oldest of the women was taken to hospital, " Edyta Bagrowska from the Municipal Police Headquarters in Jelenia Góra told eska.pl.

The force of the impact must have been significant – one of the women briefly lost consciousness, another complained of pain in her cervical spine.

The first firefighters to arrive at the scene were the State Fire Service (PSP) from Jelenia Góra and the Volunteer Fire Service (OSP) from Karpacz. An ambulance also arrived quickly.

The police will investigate the circumstances of the accident.

"We have initiated proceedings in this case for negligent infliction of bodily harm. The participants in this incident have been initially questioned at the scene, but further actions await us," Deputy Inspector Edyta Bagrowska, spokeswoman for the Municipal Police Headquarters in Jelenia Góra, told "Super Express."

Toboggan chute for children from 8 years old

The attraction's website states that the carts travel at a maximum speed of 35 km/h. They are equipped with centrifugal and manual brakes, allowing for variable speed control. They can accommodate one or two people. The minimum age for the operator is 8 years old, and younger children must be accompanied by an adult.

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