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A child was airlifted to a Pittsburgh hospital Thursday after falling from a roller coaster at a western Pennsylvania amusement park, Westmoreland County officials said.
The child was conscious and alert after the incident at Idlewild and SoakZone park in Ligonier, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, county dispatch said. The condition of the child, transported by medical helicopter to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, wasn't immediately released.
Park spokesman Jeff Croushore told WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh the incident occurred on the Rollo Coaster, a ride that dates to 1938.
"Our rides are inspected daily... safety is always our number one priority," Croushore told the TV station.
read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...d-falls-pennsylvania-roller-coaster/88569666/
The child was conscious and alert after the incident at Idlewild and SoakZone park in Ligonier, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, county dispatch said. The condition of the child, transported by medical helicopter to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, wasn't immediately released.
Park spokesman Jeff Croushore told WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh the incident occurred on the Rollo Coaster, a ride that dates to 1938.
"Our rides are inspected daily... safety is always our number one priority," Croushore told the TV station.
read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...d-falls-pennsylvania-roller-coaster/88569666/
