CINCINNATI (AP) — A person who apparently entered a restricted space to retrieve his misplaced keys at a theme park in Ohio was critically injured when he was struck by a metal curler coaster, police and park officers stated.
The 38-year-old man appeared to have entered a fenced space at Kings Island Wednesday night time, in line with a press release issued by the park close to Cincinnati. He was discovered on the bottom with an harm, however particulars on his situation weren’t been disclosed. He remained hospitalized.
The person dropped his keys whereas driving the Banshee, an inverted curler coaster the place the practice dangles from the monitor, after which went into the restricted space and was struck by the coaster, in line with Mason police.
In line with the park’s web site, the Banshee is the world’s longest metal inverted curler coaster and reaches speeds of 68 mph (109 kph).
The curler coaster was shut down and can stay closed whereas the investigation continues. No different accidents have been reported.
The park is in Mason, which is about 24 miles (38 kilometers) northeast of Cincinnati.