il y a eu un rider ejecté de superman ride of steel à six flags new england
ARTICLE"AGAWAM, Mass. (AP) -- A 55-year-old man died on Saturday when he fell out of a roller coaster at the Six Flags New England amusement park
The man, whose name was not immediately made public, fell out of the Superman Ride of Steel roller coaster at about 3 p.m. as it was approaching the end of its run, according to a statement from park officials.
Park paramedics responded immediately and the man was transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield where he was pronounced dead at about 3:45 p.m., the statement said.
The man came out of the ride as it hit a curve, according to an eyewitness. The man "started spinning like a Frisbee and hit the rail, bam, and then fell down on the ground," Anthony Arroyo told WFSB-TV of Hartford, Conn.
People started screaming, eyewitness Sara Syez told WHDH-TV in Boston.
"All of a sudden people started screaming, 'Stop the ride, stop the ride,' someone has fallen off," she said. "They finally stopped the ride and it was extreme panic and we looked and all the people in the cars were crying ... and we looked over to the side and there was a gentleman laying by the fence."
The ride was immediately closed down and the incident is under investigation by park staff and Agawam police. The state Department of Public Safety, which oversees amusement park rides, was also notified.
The roller coaster was inspected on Saturday morning and was certified for operation by the state prior to the park's season opening on April 17, park officials said.
Agawam police secured the ride pending the arrival of a state inspector, Lt. Richard Light said. He said he did not expect the release of the victim's name on Saturday.
The incident was not the first time there has been a problem with the Superman roller coaster. In August 2001, 22 people suffered minor injuries when one car rear-ended another at the park just outside of Springfield, about 90 miles west of Boston.
The Superman Ride of Steel roller coaster opened in 2000 to much acclaim, and has been praised as the top roller coaster in the world by Park World Magazine. The mile-long ride is one of the tallest and fastest coasters in the world, according to the park's Web site.
It is 20 stories high at its highest, riders reach speeds of up to 80 mph and experience 10 seconds of weightlessness, according to the Web site.
The Agawam park is owned by Oklahoma City, Okla.-based Six Flags Inc., which operates 31 parks in North America and Europe"
si j'ai bien compris un gars a été ejecte du siege sur le dernier turn avant le brake run (juste apres les 3 petis bunny hops), il a tourne en l'air comme un 'frisbee' avant de percuter un rail et de retomber lourdement sur le sol en beton !!!
il est mort 45mn plus tard a l'hopital
voila une bien triste nouvelle d'autant que ce n'est pas le premier accident sur sros
