Rider hospitalized after being ejected from Gatlinburg mountain roller coaster
GATLINBURG, TN (WTVD) — A rider was hospitalized Monday after being flung from the cart and striking the track of a popular mountain roller coaster in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
The incident report said an unidentified person was flung out of the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster cart while it entered a curve just past the Kodak camera. The rider was thrown 10 feet out of the cart.
ABC-affiliate WATE reported that the person was taken to the hospital with wrist, ankle, and head injuries.
The mountain coaster had shut down temporarily but has since reopened after inspectors with the Tennesee Department of Labor & Workforce Development “deemed the device as meeting the applicable industry standards.”
The roller coaster is popular among tourists traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains.
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