M&D's crash victims secure £1.2m damages
Eight children were among the people injured in the horror crash.
Last updated 6th Dec 2019
Ten victims of a horror crash at a Scottish theme park secured £1.2million in damages.
Eight children were among the people injured in the incident at M&D's theme park in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.
Five gondolas on the park's Tsunami ride detached from their rails at a bend and fell to the ground.
They have now successfully sued theme park bosses in relation to physical or psychiatric injuries.
David Nellaney, a partner at Digby Brown Solicitors in Glasgow, led the legal actions against M&D's and has concluded nine of the ten cases.
He said: "Firstly, I'd like to recognise the bravery shown by all our clients - some of whom are children whose lives have been permanently and irreversibly affected.
"As is now known, the accident would not have happened had the Tsunami rollercoaster been properly inspected and maintained by M&D's theme park.
"The failure to do so has had a dramatic and lasting impact on the victims and their families.
"These victims had their lives changed through no fault of their own and while no amount of compensation can undo their pain, it may at least contribute to improving their future."
Earlier this year, the amusement park was fined £65,000 after bosses pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches.
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