The roller coaster accident

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In 2006 07 months 21 days, the British Alton Tower Park a roller coaster accident 20 days, killing 29 people injured.
Located in the central part of England's Alton Tower Park is the largest theme park in the uk. Park spokesman Rachel Lokit said, when the accident occurred, a column called "getaway car" roller coaster in front of several cars suddenly separate body, and slipped back to, collided with the other carriage.
Lokit said, 46 visitors on the car at that time, 29 of them were injured. 4 passengers were taken to hospital for treatment, the remaining 25 people only minor cuts and bruises.

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The Japanese 5 local time (Beijing time eleven forty-five twelve forty-five 5 days), Osaka Suita Huambo memorial park amusement park. A roller coaster in running, second carriage wheels suddenly fall off, car banked steeply to the left. A female passenger head hit the side fence, unfortunately, die on the spot. The car the 21 passengers in a female passenger was seriously injured, were slightly injured.
The accident roller coaster "Fengshen Thunderer" consists of 6 sections, designed to carry 24 people, top speed of 75 km per hour. The track length of 1050 meters, 40 meters from the ground.
Witness the tragedy Toda Nobuko (transliteration) is 70 years old, she said, a few seconds before the accident, the roller coaster on the track "shaking", "I thought it was going to fall, then the only heard a sharp scrape, then people screaming...... The roller coaster issued an indescribable sound, finally stopped. My legs trembled."
Huambo Memorial Park supreme leader Yamada Saburo (transliteration) describe themselves as "be at a loss what to do, I don't know how to apologize...... Sorry, the park on children's day after this accident." May 5th is children's day in japan.
The cause of the accident investigation is a metal axle second carriage front left wheel fracture. The axle is 40 cm in length, about 5 cm in diameter, the fracture of axle parts in the round, one section has been shedding.
Park says, this roller coaster facilities installed in 1992 March, the last time the axle inspection in February last year. This is not in the axle regular monthly check and daily inspection object range.
Fracture of axle, a roller coaster and continue to slide forward more than 300 Micai stopped.
Recall another sightings of female junior high school student said, she heard "intense sound metal instruments of mutual impact" and peer out from the nearby restaurant, find a roller coaster "passengers second carriages of the train had stopped moving".
Suita City Hall officials say, has more than 10 visitors witnessed the accident and the feeling of discomfort, was rushed to hospital for treatment. The park said, about 5000 passengers at noon in the garden.

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In the afternoon the Japanese local time (Beijing time two thirty-four one thirty-four), Japan Fukui Prefecture Sakai City "strange country" amusement park roller coaster accident occurred.
A double roller coaster suddenly stop in the track "trough", was behind the roller coaster rear end collision, resulting in two roller coaster, 3 people were injured, including two adult and an 5 year old girl.

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In 2006 07 months 11 days, American Cincinnati paramount amusement park called "son of beast" roller coaster accident. 27 people were taken to hospital for treatment. In the afternoon about four forty-five, witnesses saw this roller coaster suddenly stopped running. Park spokesman Maureen Kaiser said, the accident caused a total of 27 people were injured, but most people just the chest and neck injuries. 25 injured have been discharged within 7 hours after the incident in, this is USA more than 10 days of the second roller coaster accident.

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In August 4, 2007, the tragedy occurred at an amusement park northwest of Paris Shengriermananglai. At that time, the amusement park is a large recreation activities, support a roller coaster suddenly broken, resulting in high speed railway carriage to carriage shed, a father and son were killed, another two people seriously injured.

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In June 30, 2007, Hefei City Xiaoyaojin Park, at about eleven forty-five, "the block" 6 carriages carrying 7 passengers, down 15 meter track slowly climb, when the pulley will climb to the highest point, but suddenly stopped. Then the 6 carriages quickly back, resulting in a train derailed, a girl student was thrown to the rail, the 5 section continues to slide carriage over her body, and she died on the spot.

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In June 25, 2007, a fourteen year old Spanish girl in the French Paris (Europe) Disney park roller coaster suddenly lost consciousness, then died. It may be associated with physical discomfort or by excessive startle related.

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In June 9, 2007, springs, Arkansas American "hot springs and Crystal Falls amusement park", 12 tourists are the ride of a X type roller coaster in the amusement park, the extreme sensation. When the roller coaster up to 46 meters tall half a sudden power outage, be always on tenterhooks is hanging upside down for half an hour, was a fireman ladders rescued.

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In 2005 07 months 30 days, "California Disneyland USA roller coaster" game of two cars collided. 29 days, at least 14 people were rushed to hospital.

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In September 5, 2003, California state Disneyland roller coaster of overturn accidents occurred, resulting in 1 people death, 10 other tourists were injured.

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In August 11, 2009, in the northwest of England famous tourist destination -- "Blackpool pleasure beach, evening" roller coaster accident. This is known as "the Big Dipper (Big Dipper)" wooden roller coaster in the process of operation, failure due to braking system, resulting in two car suddenly collided, which makes the 32 tourists were suspended in the six meters in the air, and caused 21 passengers injured.

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In September 18, 2009, is located in Losangeles's Knotts Berryfarm Intamin USA launch coaster Xcelerator, during launch, pulling the slider cable instant burst, cable broken into thousands of wire flying everywhere, leading to sit in the first row of two passengers suffered minor injuries, a camera on the train on the filmed the whole process.