Hysterical scenes as 'Tsunami' roller-coaster spins off rail and hits the ground below: 8 children amongst the injured

Eight children and two adults have been injured after a ‘Tsunami’ roller-coaster derailed in the popular amusement park in Motherwell, Scotland. Shocked spectators watched in horror as one of the carriages appears to have come loose from the ride and flipped to land upside down, much to the horror of families attending the park.

Run by M&D, the Tsunami roller-coaster can achieve speeds of up to 40 miles per hour as it waivers around a looped circuit.

This is not the first time this amusement park has had incidents with its feature rides; in July 2011, 9 passengers some of them children were left for over 8 eight hours when the ride froze, leaving passengers stranded over 60 feet above the ground.

Earlier this year, another 8 fun-lovers had to be rescued by firefighters in a cherry picker after the engine of a Tornado rollercoaster stalled, leaving passengers trapped 20ft above the ground.

Eyewitnesses claimed the tsunami ride at the M&D run fun-park was in full flight when the accident occurred, much to the shock of onlookers.

Emergency services including police, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene and the treated the injured youth and children who were reputedly still harnessed in the rollercoaster carriages lying on the ground.

Many witnesses said the rollercoaster derailed as it came around a corner but luckily, the ride was not at the height of the run when it came off the rails.

A spokesperson with Police Scotland confirmed emergency services were attending the scene and that “further updates would be given in due course”.