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sfne stinks
Joined: Sep 2001
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So was this man hit by a car on the ride? and if so.. how? why would he be on the tracks when its open...
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| 6/17/2004 10:31 PM |
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BatwingFan SFA
Joined: Dec 2001
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Another employee related fatality on a coaster at an SF park? first we had that employee hit & killed by a Scream! train while crossing the track during morning test runs & now this!
Unlike the Scream! incident this fatality is on a new attraction & I guess we'll get more details just as soon as it becomes available,the only question now is what was he doing on the track while the ride was running anyhow?
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| 6/17/2004 11:30 PM |
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Sparks
Joined: Apr 2004
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I hate it when people die. I don't care what the cause is. I just hate it when people die. But this person should have been watching out for the cars.
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| 6/18/2004 1:23 PM |
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McLaren
Joined: Jun 2004
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Ouch, <expletive deleted by mod> must of hurted. And why is it always the six flags parks?
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| 6/18/2004 3:34 PM |
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Calvin
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You know, they run these rides all over Europe and the UK without problems, yet bring one into a Six Flags park and someone dies. They can bring them to other places in the USA, but at a Six Flags park, death is imminent (I mean, I'm just waiting for that guy in the advert to fall over and twitch like a hatter).
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| 6/18/2004 4:00 PM |
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Phil
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I will never understand how accidents like this happen, how hard is it to think about whether or not the coaster is running when you are next to it?
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| 6/18/2004 5:37 PM |
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bgwfreak
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Man this has been a terrible year for the amusement industry.
I'm still amazed at how many people (employees) will go in the restricted area of coasters, and not expect for a coaster train to come down the track.
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| 6/20/2004 3:45 AM |
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iluvcoasters
Joined: Jan 2004
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I wonder why SFGam didn't say anything about this earlier.
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| 6/20/2004 10:47 AM |
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Banjo4321
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Its the employee's fault........no one should be in a restricted area of a ride without following the proper lockout procedures
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| 6/21/2004 12:18 PM |
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Magnum Robert
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Wow, that sucks. You'd think the employee would know not to be in a restricted area---especially since this same thing happened to another employee earlier in the year (different park, but the employees should still know)
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| 8/13/2004 7:51 PM |
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More about News
Jun. 17th, 2004 -- A 52-year-old employee of Six Flags Great America has died at a hospital in Milwaukee after accidents suffered May 29 at the Ragin' Cajun ride. He was a resident of Zion, Ill.