6 Jan 2015

People on roller coaster 'never at risk'

9:05 am on 6 January 2015

The Rainbow's End amusement park in South Auckland says people trapped at the top of a roller coaster yesterday were never at risk.

Chief executive Chris Deere said the ride automatically shut down when a fault was detected.

Overheating was being blamed for the incident, which left 28 people suspended about 30 metres above the ground for 15 minutes.