Knott's Berry Farm Roller Coaster Accident Injures 10 ~
KTLA News reports that an investigation has been launched into the Thursday night roller coaster accident at Knott's Berry Farm. Ten people were injured after the Pony Express horseback-style launch coaster failed to make it up an incline and rolled back into the loading station, slamming into another train waiting to depart.
Paramedics transported the injured roller coaster riders to a local hospital for treatment. Fortunately, only minor injuries were reported and all of the riders were released on Friday.
State inspectors and the ride's manufacturer plan to visit the theme park this week to determine what went wrong.
The rollercoaster trains collided in the station around 8:15 p.m. where park guests board the ride. A train leaving the station didn't make it over the first hill and rolled back into another train, according to investigators. One person who was getting into a waiting train and nine others on the train that rolled back were injured. The park guests were hospitalized with minor injuries. Three of the riders were twelve years old, and the others were adults.
Roller Coaster Crash Liability
Officials will investigate the cause of the incident to determine what went wrong. Were adequate safety measures in place? Was the roller coaster in question properly maintained? These are questions that the injured riders will want answers to when/if they decide to retain legal representation for their potential claims.
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