Incident at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom

[xeroatticus]

Today at Six Flags, Kentucky Kingdom, a 13 girl was riding Superman: Tower of Power, when a malfunction caused a cable to snap. The cable swung, and severed both ankles severely. Apparently, she may not be able to walk again.

Keep in mind that accidents do happen at theme parks, and it has not been released whether the parents will press charges or not. I'll keep this updated if I find out about any new information.

[Persimmons]

Sad to hear what happened. Theme park safety gets a lot of publicity because of the attention gained by ride-related deaths.

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ridesafety.html

[xeroatticus]

The cause of this injury was no doubt lack of routine maintinance. That particular car that broke has been sticking almost daily for the last two years, according to one of the rides operators.