June 15, 20188 yr 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
June 15, 20188 yr 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/
June 16, 20188 yr 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...
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