Accidents Involving Injury at Nemesis

Official U.S. federal and state data on theme park accidents is almost nonexistent. That's why Theme Park Insider users are creating this visitor-maintained database of theme park accidents--to give public at least some information about attraction safety records.

Do you know of, or have been part of, an accident involving injury at Nemesis? Report it to Theme Park Insider.

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Verified Incidents

7/10/2002 - Submitted by Name Withheld on 7/13/2002

I was at Alton Towers on the 10th July 2002. I heared that the Nemesis had broken down. Then we saw the air ambulance going into the park. [Another reader confirms: "I was too at the park on this day and can confirm that someone was seriously injured on Nemesis. The person was stretchered to the central green where an air-ambulance picked it up and took it to the nearby hospital. Staff would not comment about the accident and Nemesis was closed for the remainder of the day."--Ed.]

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Follow-up:
i can confirm this, i was in fact on the train that hit said young man. He was playing chicken with the rollercoasters, and was in the way of the nemesis coaster at its final straight. that particular ride i had intended to sit at the front, but sat with my family to the rear. the coaster hit the young boy at head hight third seat from the right, at the very front of the train. we waited to see what would come on the news but nothing came. after impact the carriage came to a complete stop, the boy didnot move, many people were screaming (quite traumatic for a young 14 year old and his 12 year old sister (at the time) -- Submitted by nashio966 on 7/30/2009

A young boy (under 16) entered a restricted area close to the station and was struck by a car. The boy was treated at the scene, then taken by Air Ambulance to North Staffordshire hospital. The guest sustained lacerations to his head but remained conscious and stable throughout.

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Follow-up:
i was at alton towers on this day and nothing happened to my knowledge....the nemesis was open all day and i was rideing the ride most of the day..if something did happen iam sure that the theme park staff would make a statement and local authorities would be contacted and press.alton towers uphand a safe park and never in all my time gong there have i heard of any accidents happining at alton towers. -- Submitted by Name Withheld on 7/12/2004

Alton Towers does have accidents. I know because I had one in 2002 on the Black Hole and was left with some long term injuries. They admitted liability, but it looks like they didn't fix the problem. Still waiting for the compensation to be settled, but I wish they'd just fix the ride. If you want to confirm any of this, email d a y n a l _ @ h o t m a i l . c o m It amazes me that as I was being carried off on a stretcher, people were still being allowed onto the ride. -- Submitted by daynal on 9/18/2005

This is true. -- Submitted by sam0422 on 6/28/2005

Unverified Reports

hi i was on the nemesis staff the day it happend and it did happen i dont know why the kid was where he was but it happens there was nothing we could do to stop this and the ride stayed shut because the staff and especialy the ride operator was in such a state that it was unfare to put that extra stres on her and the clean up needed to be done in the break run as well as the lad the two people on the front row recived broken legs as far as we are aware the boy was fine and is alive today

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There was an accident at Nemesis, where a woman's leg was trapped. See this site for a report.

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A woman came back to the station bleeding very heavily from the nose. It turns out that teenagers in the queue line started throwing coins a passing cars, traveling at 50 mph.

This incident has not been confirmed. Click here if you can verify it, or have additional information.

Follow-up:
This is true. -- Submitted by sam0422 on 6/28/2005

If you have additional information that can confirm, clarify or refute any of these reports, please e-mail the editor! (Please don't forget to include the attraction's name in your message.)

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