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Additional checks on Blackpool's Star Flyer after ride failure in Birmingham leaves two in hospital

VisitBlackpool has moved to reassure visitors to the resort’s Christmas By The Sea village on the Prom opposite the Tower

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Michael Holmes
Dec 14, 2024
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The Star Flyer in Blackpool. Credit: LB Photography

Additional checks have been carried out on Blackpool’s seafront Star Flyer ride after a similar machine “crashed to the ground” in Birmingham.

Two women were reportedly taken to hospital and another 11 thrill-seekers were checked by paramedics after the Christmas fairground ride failed in the West Midlan…

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