Attraction Banshee

[Unagi]

Did anyone on the train get hurt? I'd think if you hit a person with your legs your legs would not be in good shape

Yes. Two front row riders were injured.

From this news article: 'We hit something!': Kings Island employee talks about roller coaster hitting guest


“There were four people on the front row, and two of them had a bunch of cuts and scrapes on their legs, and one had blood on his face,” said the employee. “Sometimes people get nosebleeds on the rides because of the loops and everything, so it’s not too uncommon. They said, ‘We hit something, we hit something, we hit something!’ And we were like, ‘What did you hit? What did you hit?’ They said, ‘We think it’s an animal; we think it’s an animal. Maybe a deer or something.’ We said, ‘Are you sure?’ and they said, ‘Yeah, something like that.'"

 

[Unagi]

The man who was struck has been identified by Police as Arntanaro Nelson.

Earlier tonight, some family members posted on social media that he passed away.

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[Coasternerd]

The man who was struck has been identified by Police as Arntanaro Nelson.

Earlier tonight, some family members posted on social media that he passed away.

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I’m going to keep my comments to myself on this one.

 

[Great Adventurer]

What a tragic situation - just terrible for all involved.

A Kings Island employee said the park sent out an email to staff offering counseling and time off to anyone who may need it.

 

[Koasterlife_yt]

What a tragic situation - just terrible for all involved.

A Kings Island employee said the park sent out an email to staff offering counseling and time off to anyone who may need it.

It’s really tragic. It is really devastating and it’s nice that Cedar Fair and the KI higher ups are providing the resources anyone might need. It’s also sad that this whole entire event could have been prevented if he just thought to himself hey this is really dangerous. B&M inverts and any coaster at all become deadly once you disobey and enter areas you’re not supposed to be in. I’m not saying there not safe they are extremely safe. One last thing what I heard is he had 2 kids with him can’t imagine what’s going through their heads right now.