McSalsa Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 Wow- my sister sent me a message about this on Facebook, and it's a bit disturbing. A roller coaster at the Daytona Beach Boardwalk derailed earlier today, and while no deaths have been reported, it is claimed in the article a few people did fall 30 feet or so. Around 10 others had to be rescued by the local fire department. Hopefully, no one has died or been seriously injured as a result of this accident, though falling 30 feet probably guarantees at least injuries. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-roller-coaster-derailed-daytona-20180614-story.html I looked on RCDB, and I think this is the coaster which had the accident (looked up coasters in Daytona Beach). It is a Pinfari Zyklon, and while it opened at this Boardwalk in 2013, it was originally built in the 1970's and has been relocated a LOT. It's one of 2 coasters at the small boardwalk, and its the bigger of the two. https://rcdb.com/8931.htm 1 Quote
silver2005 Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 USA Today reports 6 injured, hospitalized. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/14/florida-roller-coaster-derailment-daytona-beach-boardwalk/704121002/ Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 Have you seen pictures from the scene? That accident looks horrible! Quote
shark6495 Posted June 16, 2018 Posted June 16, 2018 https://www.wftv.com/news/local/daytona-beach-roller-coaster-was-inspected-hours-before-it-derailed-injuring-riders/770057002 The coaster has failed multiple inspections... Quote
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