Pembrokeshire: Oakwood closed after accident on ride

A witness said the accident happened on Oakwood's Treetops rollercoaster

Oakwood Theme Park has been closed following an accident on a ride.

The emergency services were called to the Pembrokeshire park on Sunday afternoon.

Wales Air Ambulance was seen taking a patient from the scene. One woman said the incident was "serious" and happened on the park's Treetops ride, which her family had been on.

The Health and Safety Executive said it had been informed and was making inquiries with Dyfed Powys Police.

Harriet Lloyd, from Carmarthen, said the ride had a top speed of 20-30mph. She was watching her husband and five-year-old son, who were sat at the front of the ride.

She said: "My husband said he heard people screaming in the carriages at the back.

"He turned around and saw a girl aged about 14 screaming, 'Stop'. A man in the carriage with her had been thrown out.

"It looked like the last few carriages were loose and wobbling. He'd been thrown out (and) other passengers were holding the carriage because it had become a bit loose."

The emergency services were called to the Pembrokeshire park on Sunday afternoon

She said the accident happened at the bottom of the first descent which she said meant people would not have been more than six or seven feet off the ground.

People including staff, an ambulance technician and a nurse came to help, Ms Lloyd said.

She added: "People looked pretty shaken up. We talked to one family and we were saying we didn't want to go on any other rides.

"An air ambulance arrived 15 to 20 minutes later."

She said the park stayed open for between another hour and an hour and a half before visitors were asked to leave.