News about TNT - Tren de la Mina

Almost a month after the accident on TNT - Tren de la Mina, Looopings reported that Parque de Atracciones de Madrid was dealing with an unusual number of closed roller coasters. Visitors could not ride Abismo, TNT - Tren de la Mina, Vertigo or Vagones Locos. For TNT, the closure was directly tied to the 16 July incident, when two trains collided and dozens of passengers were injured. The situation made a day at the Madrid park noticeably less predictable. The mine train was not the only unavailable ride; other coasters were affected by technical problems or construction work. Looopings noted that part of the park was behind construction fences and that the park's own website did not clearly mention all closures. At the same time, discount offers were circulating on social media. For the history of TNT - Tren de la Mina, this follow-up matters because it shows the accident did not fade after one news cycle: weeks later, it was still shaping the visitor experience.

TNT - Tren de la Mina made headlines on 16 July 2017 after a serious accident at Parque de Atracciones de Madrid. At around 14:30, two trains on the family coaster collided. According to Spanish media cited by Looopings, 33 people were injured. Passengers reported bruises, contusions and dizziness, and 27 victims were taken to hospital. For visitors and coaster fans, the incident stood out because it did not involve an extreme thrill ride, but an accessible mine train marketed as a family coaster. Looopings also placed the accident in the ride's technical context: TNT - Tren de la Mina is a 17-metre-high Gerstlauer coaster with a top speed of 55 kilometres per hour. That same year, the attraction had also been operating with virtual reality headsets. The collision therefore became an important but painful chapter in the recent history of the ride, changing how fans looked at what had otherwise been one of the park's approachable roller coasters.