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Project Insomnia

Project Insomnia is many things, but in this context it is simply a "braindump" of whatever I happen to be thinking/reading/watching/doing at the moment. Parental guidance suggested.

Friday, September 05, 2003

Man killed in accident on Disneyland attraction

Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction has experienced a major accident. MousePlanet has a frequently-updated page with details.
KNBC-TV (4) has updated their coverage with a report of one fatality. Several aerial photos are available.
KABC-TV (7) and KCBS-TV (2) now also report one death, not the man previously reported as critically injured.
KTTV (11) is running the straight AP wire story.
One killed, ten injured in roller coaster accident

A locomotive broke loose on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster Friday, killing a man and injuring 10 other people, officials said.

TV helicopters showed a triage unit set up near the ride and one person being taken on a stretcher to an ambulance.

The roller coaster takes amusement park visitors on a twisting, turning ride aboard what is supposed to be a runaway train in the Old West. Riders zoom through mineshafts and caverns, past falling rocks and tumbling waterfalls.

The ride opened in 1979, making it one of newer roller coasters at Disneyland. It is computer-operated, said Joe Aguirre, a park spokesman.

(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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