Tsunami rollercoaster 'detached as it went round bend'

Gondolas on the Tsunami rollercoaster detached as it went round a bend, police have said.

Chief Inspector David Bruce said five gondolas detached and "struck the superstructure" before falling to the ground.

He told reporters: "They fell less than 20 feet. It would appear that they have been coming round a bend and at that point it has detached.

"It's an inverted rollercoaster which means that the riders hang in gondolas below the rails rather than sit above them."

He added that a joint investigation by the police and the Health and Safety Executive had been launched.