'Boycott theme park' call over death crash.

The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England) | December 9, 2006 | Copyright

By Richard Marsden

PARENTS of a South Yorkshire student killed in a roller coaster crash today called on people to boycott the theme park where the tragedy occurred - after branding fines imposed on those responsible "derisory".

Gemma Savage, aged 20, from Wath-on-Dearne, was killed when two cars collided on the Treetop Twister ride at Lightwater Valley, North Yorkshire, in the summer of 2001.

The theme park was yesterday fined [pounds sterling]35,000 with [pounds sterling]40,000 costs, and a penalty of [pounds sterling]2,500 was imposed against ...

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