A man suffered “serious injuries” after being struck by a roller coaster traveling at high speed at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio, police said.
An unidentified 38-year-old man was seriously injured Wednesday after being struck by a Banshee roller coaster at the park about 30 minutes north of Cincinnati, according to the Mason Police Department.
Police were called to a report of a person “lying in one of the restricted areas” near the 4,124-foot inverted roller coaster, which has a top speed of 68 mph.
Police said the victim allegedly dropped his keys while riding a rollercoaster and entered a fenced-in restricted area to retrieve them.
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A 38-year-old man was taken to hospital after being struck by the Banshee rollercoaster on Wednesday night. (Kings Island Amusement Park)
Police said the man was in the restricted area when he “appears to have been struck by a vehicle.”
He was deemed seriously injured.
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He was taken to a local hospital and then flown to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treatment.
The extent of the man’s injuries was not immediately clear.
The 364-acre park is located on Interstate 71 in Mason, Ohio and is owned by Cedar Fair. (Liz Dufour/The Enquirer/USA Today Network)
Parking guests Reddit They claimed to have seen the man before and after the incident and shared their experience on social media sites.
“We were sitting in the front row and towards the end of the coaster we saw a man’s body lying face down on the grass below the coaster,” one person wrote. “We’re not sure if he was alive or not.”
“This is my first time here this year and I thought this was just a prop for the Haunted Hill section of the amusement park,” another wrote. “Does the Banshee ride low enough that it will hit someone jumping over the fence?”
Kings Island amusement and water park in Mason, Ohio. (Liz Dufour/The Enquirer via Imagn Content Services LLC)
The Banshee roller coaster will remain closed while authorities investigate the incident, a park spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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“Kings Island remains focused on the well-being of our guests and their families,” they said.
