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A roller coaster accident at a Scottish theme park has prompted three mothers to make personal injury claims for injuries to both themselves and their children. The children, who are all toddlers, suffered cuts and bruises, while all three mothers are believed to have suffered whiplash.Their injuries were sustained when the roller coaster came to a sudden and unexpected standstill.Roller Coaster Whiplash Claim
Whiplash is most commonly associated with road traffic accidents but injuries like these on roller coasters are becoming more common. The injuries sustained are identical to those which might occur if a car were to stop suddenly.
One of the mothers was quoted in a Scottish newspaper, "We felt like we'd been in a car crash. It was going full pelt then there was a bang and we smashed forward into the bar."