A 2-year-old girl died in an amusement park in Coatzacoalcos

The minor was transferred to the Family Medicine Unit number 60 in the Rancho Alegre neighborhood where she died

After it was announced that a two-year-old girl, the daughter of a couple of Roca Attractions workers, died after being electrocuted inside the park, the company clarified in a statement that it regretted what happened and supported the minor's parents.

The tragedy occurred around 8:30pm last Monday when the best one was in one of the houses of the park camp located in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and was found by her mother, who immediately asked for help. The managers of the company clarified that the accident occurred in the camp and not in the mechanical play area.

Those of us who are members of the corporate “ATRACCIONES ROCA” deeply regret the events that occurred on Monday night, April 11, where a minor under two years old, who is also the daughter of our employees, lost her life,” said the company. In addition to the fact that it was necessary to clarify some points for the population of Coatzacoalcos to take into account what happened.

“At all times we have provided legal and financial support to the girl's parents, who are originally from Chiapas and who have been part of our team for years. The minor allegedly died as a result of an electric shock, when she was resting in the camper assigned to her family and not in the mechanical playground,” said Roca Attractions.

It was also mentioned that they are collaborating with the authorities for the corresponding investigations, since, they said, they are the most interested in clarifying this issue. “Our facilities are reviewed by experts and we guarantee the safety of those who ride each of our rides, with the confidence of the highest quality as they are not new to this business,” he said.

He mentioned that: “Roca Attractions will continue to operate until the date when the authorities allow us to do so, so we hope that this regrettable event will not affect people who want to spend a pleasant time with the family, as it is our main objective, in the midst of a health crisis that led us to confinement.”

Finally, the company thanked the attention, mentioned that it trusted that God would comfort the hearts of parents who suffered an irreparable loss and clarified that it would continue to support with whatever is necessary.

The fair for mechanical games better known as “La Feria Moderna de México” has a history of 5 decades and is originally from Jalisco, it is a mountable fair that can be found for a limited time in different parts of the country. The Roca Attractions mobile park was located in Coatzacoalcos from 2 to 17 April from 6 pm and is located in the parking lot of the Expo Feria.

It is important to remember that accidents at mountable or fixed fairs are often recurrent; a few days ago the dismantling on the roller coaster of the famous Chapultepec Fair, which marked many generations of Mexicans.

It lasted two and a half years before its dismantling began due to the incident that occurred on September 28, 2019, where one of the cars of the Quimera game train derailed and fell to a height of 10 meters and left two people dead and two injured.

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