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CEO on the fatal accident: "Can neither sleep nor eat"

One man died and three were injured in an accident at Kivik's market last week. The accident is not the first at the amusement park. We have had a few minor accidents, but it has never ended this badly, says Tony Andreasson, CEO of Axel's amusement park.

» Updated: 05 October 2024, 01:53

» Published: 09 July 2024

CEO on the fatal accident: "Can neither sleep nor eat"
Photo: Henrik Eberlund/TT

A man died and three were injured in an accident at Kivik's market last week.

The accident is not the first at the amusement park.

We've had some minor accidents, but it has never ended this badly, says Tony Andreasson, CEO of Axel's Amusement Park.

It was on Friday that four people were injured when a lottery wagon overturned. A 55-year-old man was injured so severely that he died.

Andreasson says he has been unable to eat or sleep since the fatal accident.

My first thought goes to the family. What has happened is so damn terrible. I'm the third generation in the company and have been at Kivik's market since I was in a stroller. We've never experienced anything like this.

The police are investigating the incident as gross negligence leading to another's death and gross negligence leading to bodily harm.

Storm winds

According to prosecutor Josefin Sävlund, they are waiting for the police's technical investigation to clarify whether inadequate safety or external circumstances contributed to the lottery wagon overturning.

Several vendors at the market have stated that it was blowing strongly at the time of the accident.

There is another preliminary investigation regarding bodily harm. It concerns another incident at the market where a tent flew away, says Sävlund.

No one has yet been charged with a crime.

But it's me who is responsible and owner of Kivik's market. If something has failed, it falls on me. Suddenly, storm winds came that we didn't expect. The whole wagon I was sitting in shook. It weighs 42 tons, says Andreasson.

First fatal accident

This is not the first time accidents have occurred at Axel's Amusement Park. In August 2019, a boy fainted after getting a plastic band around his neck in a ride.

We have millions of visitors each season and we've had some accidents, but the worst has been a broken bone. It has never been anyone who has died, says Andreasson.

While waiting for the police investigation, Axel's Amusement Park has chosen to wait with an internal investigation.

We use various safety programs that most amusement parks use. We'll have to evaluate them based on the police investigation, says Andreasson.

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