Kings Island ride to be inspected after accident before reopening

Officials say a man who was seriously injured on Kings Island this week was trying to retrieve keys he lost on the Banshee.

The man reportedly entered a restricted area near the park’s giant inverted steel roller coaster and officials believe he was struck by the roller coaster.

Here’s what we know:

According to a press release from the park, the man entered a restricted area of the theme park near the Banshee roller coaster around 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

While the man was behind the fence of the restricted area, “he was probably struck by the attraction,” Kings Island officials told the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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According to Warren County Communications Center records, Kings Island employees called dispatchers and asked that paramedics be sent to the roller coaster to treat someone who had suffered a “head injury.”

According to emergency officials, a man was found with “severe head trauma.” The man was taken to West Chester Hospital and then transported by rescue helicopter to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

The 38-year-old man suffered a “serious injury,” Mason police said in a press release on Thursday. The man’s identity has not yet been released, but Lt. Nathan Ketterer confirmed that he is an Ohio resident.

Ketterer told The Enquirer that the man had been in the restricted area to retrieve keys he had previously lost during a ride on the Banshee.

Kings Island authorities reported the incident to the Ohio Department of Agriculture, which has a division that oversees ride and fair safety.

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