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(Tuesday, November 26, 2002) - A British jury has found a ride inspector guilty of manslaughter in connection with the death of two people at a fair in west London in May, 2000. The inspector, a 52-year-old man, was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter and two breaches of health and safety laws. He was accused of criminal negligence, having failed to notice cracks and rust in an 18-year-old Super Trooper ride when he inspected it on May 5, 2000. A few weeks later, on May 27, a car carrying two people detached from the ride, flew through the air and crashed into a toy stall, killing a 28-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man. Another passenger was seriously injured. Investigators found that the frame of the victims' car was cracked, rusty and fatigued. They also found similar cracks around several other seats on the ride, as well as several other 'disastrous defects,' including cracks and rust in the ride's turret and chassis. The owner of the ride has been charged with a breach of health and safety laws.
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