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    14 injured after tree falls onto rollercoaster in Spain

    MADRID (Reuters) - Some 14 people were injured, two seriously, on Sunday after a tree fell onto a rollercoaster at PortAventura in Tarragona, eastern Spain, the theme park said.

    "This Sunday morning, due to strong winds... there was an incident caused by a tree falling close to the Tomahawk ride," the theme park, a favourite with tourists to Spain's Costa Dorada, said in a statement.

    "Some of the branches hit visitors who were on the ride," the statement continued.

    Catalan emergency services said they had attended to 14 people. Two in a critical condition were taken to two separate hospitals. Three people in a less serious condition were also taken to hospital.

    The Tomahawk ride is a "children's roller coaster with frenetic climbs and descents," according to PortAventura's website.

    (Reporting by Jessica Jones;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)

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