The Big One Blackpool Pleasure Beach: UK’s biggest rollercoaster breaks down AGAIN as thrill-seekers forced to walk down

THRILLSEEKERS were forced to walk down a terrifying 72-metre high rollercoaster after it broke down.

Dozens of punters gripped railings as they shuffled off The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure beach on Sunday.

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The horror at 235ft unfolded at around 3pm when witnesses said the 74mph ride got "stuck" - the second incident in just weeks.

Theme park-goer Cammy told the : "It was one carriage on the tracks and we could see people walking down off the ride.

“We’ve already been to the Pleasure Beach, thankfully. My partner and her little sister went on the Big One earlier in the day."

It is unclear how long the ride was closed for after the incident.

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But a spokesperson for Blackpool Pleasure Beach told The Sun: "The Big One rollercoaster stopped on Sunday 23rd April just before 3pm, just over halfway up the lift hill.

"There was a minor technical problem and the safety system on the ride worked exactly as it should and immediately stopped the train on the lift as a precaution.

"Trained staff walked all riders safely down a set of stairs to the ground within 30 minutes."

Sunday's break-down is the second time this month the infamous coaster has malfunctioned.

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On April 11 the dizzying thrill-inducer was stopped mid-ride as bad weather rolled in.

Staff scrambled to rescue the high-speed carriage fans and guide them down steps that line the inclines.

A spokesperson said at the time: "Due to high gusts of wind the Big One rollercoaster closed for the remainder of the day."

The two incidents are not the first that has plagued the record-breaking attraction.

Last May thrill seekers were left stranded when the ride completely stopped - forcing staff to scale The Big One.

And just two months after opening in 1994, 26 people were injured when the breaks on one carriage failed and it ploughed into another train.

A second collision in 2000 injured 16 when the brakes also failed.

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