Major amusement park accidents in Australia

Major amusement park accidents in Australia since 1968.

Emergency services vehicles are seen outside the Dreamworld theme park at Coomera on the Gold Coast, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Source: AAP

* October 25, 2016 - Four adults die on the Thunder River Rapids ride after becoming trapped on a conveyor belt when their raft flipped at Dreamworld, Queensland.

Dreamworld: Four dead in 'horrific' theme park accident

* September 12, 2014 - Eight-year-old Adelene Leong dies after being thrown from a high-speed ride at the Royal Adelaide Show.

* May 18, 2013 - Five-year-old boy seriously injured after being flung from the Frizbee ride at a school fete in Highfields, Queensland.

* March 11, 2001 - Eight-year-old girl dies and 11 people injured when an inflatable carriage breaks free from a ride at a carnival in Kapunda, South Australia.

* Sept 2, 2000 - Thirty-seven people hurt when the Spin Dragon ride collapses and drops a 4.3 tonne gondola onto queuing riders at the Royal Adelaide Show.

* Feb 22, 1997 - 11-year-old girl dies and two boys injured when a carriage on the Octopus ride breaks free and falls to the ground at the Rylstone Show near Mudgee, NSW.

* June 9, 1979 - Six children and one adult die when Sydney's Luna Park's Ghost Train catches fire. This occurred two months after 13 people were injured on the Big Dipper when a steel runner came loose on a rollercoaster train on April 16.

* October 24 1968 - High-wire stuntsman Adrian Labans, 44, falls to his death during a high wire act at the Royal Hobart Show.

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Published 25 October 2016 6:26pm

Updated 25 October 2016 9:13pm

Source: AAP

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Major amusement park accidents in Australia