Crowd stranded halfway up rollercoaster after carriage breaks down at famous theme park

A CROWD was stranded halfway up a rollercoaster after a carriage broke down at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

A cart carrying thrill-seekers on the Big One ride came to a halt on the tracks earlier this afternoon.

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach, where a crowd was stranded halfway up a rollercoaster (stock)[/caption]

An eye-witness told LancsLive: “I spotted passengers from a car on the big one stationary on the platform near the end of the ride getting out of their seats.

“The ride appears to be broken down.”

The people stuck on the ride are understood to have been moved to safety.

The ride speeds passengers round the track at 85mph.

It is known for abrupt break downs, forcing passengers to climb down steps from the 230ft drop.

A theme park expert said:  “It’s likely that it’s running on a two train service, and one train has needed to be stopped immediately before entering the station, changing a wheel perhaps, and that’s just the zone where the other train would stop should that be the case.”