Two children sustained minor injuries after a rollercoaster broke down at an adventure park in the Scottish Highlands.

The emergency services were called to the Landmark Adventure Park in Carrbridge on Thursday morning.

Police Scotland said the children were treated at the scene after the incident caused by mechanical failure.

It is understood that six other people were assessed by paramedics on scene.

The force said in a statement: “Around 11.30 this morning, police and emergency services were called to a report that a carriage from a rollercoaster had suffered a mechanical failure at an adventure park in Carrbridge, Aviemore.

“Two children sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene. Police are still at scene and inquiries are continuing.”

A spokesman for the park said: “We can confirm that there was an incident on the Runaway Timber Train today, which resulted in the train coming to a halt at ground level.

“All passengers were safely and immediately evacuated, but emergency services were deployed as a precautionary measure.

“No serious injuries have been reported and, as far as we’re aware, nobody has been taken to hospital.

“The rollercoaster will remain closed while a thorough investigation into the incident is carried out. The rest of the park remains open as normal.”

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent specialist resources to the scene after being called out at 11.37am.

An SFRS spokeswoman said: “We were alerted at 11.37am to support a multi-agency response at the Landmark Adventure Park, Carrbridge.

“Operations Control mobilised a number of specialist resources to assist emergency service partners following reports of a rollercoaster derailment.

“Crews left the scene at 12.14pm.”

The Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call today at 11.41 hours to attend an incident in Carrbridge, near Aviemore.

“We dispatched three ambulance crews, Basics GP, the Pict (Pre-hospital Immediate Care and Trauma) team and our special operations team to the scene.”