Woman thrown from Waltzer at Blackpool pier after standing up on the ride

Police were called last night as a woman was thrown from the Waltzers, after standing up during the ride on Blackpool’s South Pier. 

Lancashire police were called to the amusement area around 6:50pm last night after reports of a woman being ‘thrown from a ride’. 

She was rushed to hospital after she landed on the floor, according to reports. Luckily the woman has suffered only minor injuries. 

Eyewitnesses report seeing a large police presence soon after the scene. There were five officers at the scene. 

Force Incident Manager at Lancashire Police, Conrad Tapp, said: “This was luckily a less serious incident than initially suspected.

“A female had been thrown from the ride and she landed on the floor.

“She was taken to hospital but she was a walking wounded and sustained only minor injuries.

“We believe she had stood up on the Waltzer ride, causing her to then be thrown from the ride.”