JACKSON, N.J. – First help groups have been dispatched to Six Flags Nice Journey after a report of a number of accidents suffered on the El Toro curler coaster on the New Jersey theme park Thursday night time, in keeping with authorities.
“A number of friends reported again ache after using El Toro this night,” mentioned Gabriel Darretta, a Six Flags spokesperson. “5 friends have been taken to an area medical facility for analysis. The experience is closed for inspection.”
First responders have been on web site to supply medical help, authorities mentioned.
This is not El Toro’s solely security incident lately. The coaster –which is nineteen tales and features a drop of 176 toes at a 76-degree angle – reopened this yr after a partial derailment final summer season.
The New Jersey Division of Group Affairs had “red-tagged” the wood curler coaster after the incident on June 29, 2021, which means that it was faraway from operation and positioned underneath an engineering assessment.
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The partial derailment was attributable to the rear-up wheel, which prevents the practice from lifting, developing on prime of the rail, in keeping with the division. No park guests have been injured in that incident.
“All obligatory modifications have been accomplished, and El Toro is anticipated to reopen this spring following intensive testing, inspections by inner and exterior consultants, and state certification by the New Jersey Division of Group Affairs,” the park mentioned in a press release final February.
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