STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish amusement park was fined nearly $590,000 on Wednesday in connection with a roller coaster derailment that left one passenger dead and nine others injured, including several children.
Witnesses at the Gröna Lund park described how the front of the Jetliner ride appeared to jump off the tracks before coming to a stop following the accident on June 25, 2023. Three people were thrown off the coaster.
The Stockholm District Court on Wednesday ruled that the ride's support arm broke on the first car, causing the roller coaster's undercarriage to hit the track's joints, prompting sudden and violent breaking that ejected the passengers. Several safety restraints also gave way.
The court found that Gröna Lund acted negligently in the ordering of newly manufactured support arms by including insufficient documentation. The court also said the theme park did not ensure that the work was done by a competent welder.
The court also fined manufacturing company Göteborgs Mekaniska, which has since gone bankrupt, over $147,000 for improper welding and undertaking a job it was not qualified for. A second manufacturing company was acquitted.
Gröna Lund, which was also ordered to pay unspecified damages to the victims, said it has implemented several changes in the wake of the derailment.
“It was a very tragic accident, and no one should ever have to go through something like this,” chief executive Jan Eriksson said in a statement. “Regardless of the legal proceedings, we feel a deep sense of responsibility for what happened and for what everybody involved in the accident has gone through.”
Göteborgs Mekaniska did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
The 800-meter (2,600-foot) long Jetline roller coaster opened in 1988, and was renovated in 2000, according to Gröna Lund. It has a maximum height of 30 meters (98 feet) and a top speed of 90 kph (56 mph).
Located on an island near Stockholm’s city center, Gröna Lund opened in 1883 and is one of Sweden’s most popular amusement parks.
FILE - Police cordon off the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sunday, June 25, 2023. (Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency via AP, File)
FILE - Aerial picture of rollercoaster Jetline at amusement park Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday June 26, 2023. (Marko Saavala/TT News Agency via AP, File)
LONDON (AP) — Corinthians captain Gabi Zanotti scored late as her team beat Gotham FC 1-0 in the semifinals of the inaugural Women’s Champions Cup intercontinental competition on Wednesday.
The 40-year-old Zanotti stopped a cross on her chest, then shot the dropping ball with her left boot to the right of Gotham’s German international goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger, who got her hands to it but couldn’t stop it slipping through in the 82nd minute.
It had been a scrappy game of few clear-cut chances for either team.
New York-based Gotham, which qualified for the inaugural FIFA event by winning the first CONCACAF Champions Cup, had pushed hard for the opener in the second half. Jaelin Howell forced Leticia in the Corinthians goal into action, then fired another good chance high and wide.
But Corinthians defended smartly and the Brazilian team made it count with the 38-year-old Tamires producing the cross for the oldest player on the field to score the goal that mattered.
Gotham made a desperate push for a late equalizer with Berger going up for a free kick deep in stoppage time, when one of the Corinthians backroom staff was sent off, presumably for calling too frenetically for the full-time whistle. Jaedyn Shaw sent the free kick to the right of the post in the last action of the game.
It was Gotham's first competitive match since winning the NWSL championship as the eighth seed in November.
Gotham’s Gabi Portilho needed treatment after being kicked on her right foot before the break and eventually had to go off early in the second half. Team captain Rose Lavelle also went off injured in stoppage time.
Corinthians, the Copa Libertadores champion, awaits the winner between Arsenal and African champion ASFAR of Rabat, Morocco in the second semifinal later.
Both the final and third-place match are to be played Sunday at Arsenal’s stadium, with $2.3 million going to the competition winner. The runner-up takes home $1 million.
The six-team Champions Cup was created as an event for club teams. It builds on a growing number of regional club competitions, led by the success of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
Two continental champions were eliminated in earlier rounds: Auckland United from Oceania and Wuhan Chegu Jiangda representing Asia.
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Gotham's Jaedyn Shaw challenges Corinthian's Gi Fernandes during the Women's Champions Cup semifinal soccer match between Gotham FC and Corinthians in London, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Gotham's Jaedyn Shaw misses a chance during the Women's Champions Cup semifinal soccer match between Gotham FC and Corinthians in London, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Corinthian's Gabi Zanotti, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's Champions Cup semifinal soccer match between Gotham FC and Corinthians in London, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Corinthian's Gabi Zanotti, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's Champions Cup semifinal soccer match between Gotham FC and Corinthians in London, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Corinthian's Gabi Zanotti, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's Champions Cup semifinal soccer match between Gotham FC and Corinthians in London, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
