Daytona Beach Fire Department personnel rescued riders from the Sand Blaster roller coaster. Daytona Beach Fire Department personnel rescued riders from the Sand Blaster roller coaster. Photo: Lola Gomez/Associated PressDAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Two roller-coaster riders fell 34 feet when their car derailed and was left dangling from the track, and firefighters used ladders to pull eight others to safety high above the Daytona Beach Boardwalk. “The front car which was holding four passengers completely came off the tracks,” said Daytona Beach Fire spokeswoman Sasha Staton. Two of the four fell from the Sand Blaster ride Thursday night and suffered traumatic injuries, while “the other two were still in the car dangling,” she said.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 15, 2018 15:11 UTC