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Kings Island guest hospitalized after collision with roller coaster

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A Kings Island guest was taken to the hospital after being struck by a roller coaster while entering a restricted area Wednesday night, park officials said. According to a Kings Island spokesperson, the guest entered a cordoned-off, fenced-off area around the Banshee roller coaster around 8 p.m. The 4,124-foot-long, inverted roller coaster reaches a top speed of 68 mph. The spokesperson said the guest was believed to have been struck by the roller coaster, prompting a major response by several first responders. According to Mason police, the guest, a 38-year-old Ohio man, was taken to the University of Cincinnati West Chester and then flown to UC Medical Center. Police said the man suffered life-threatening injuries. Radio communications between emergency crews give a better idea of ​​what prompted the major response. “We are exactly 7 minutes away with an unknown male, approximately 30 to 40 years old, who was struck by a roller coaster going 68 mph. He has massive head trauma,” a first responder said. The Banshee ride remains closed while authorities and park staff investigate the incident. So far, neither police nor park officials have explained why the man entered the park’s restricted area. News of the incident reached many people who showed up at the park Thursday morning, including the Bauman family of Etna, Ohio. Ryann Bauman, who had come to the park with a friend to ride the roller coaster, said the situation was pretty crazy. “I just think it’s crazy how some people, I don’t know, just don’t think enough to get on a roller coaster where you’re not supposed to be, to risk being struck by a roller coaster. Yeah, it’s pretty crazy,” Bauman said.

MASON, Ohio —

A Kings Island guest was hospitalized after being struck by a roller coaster while entering a restricted area Wednesday night, park officials said.

According to a Kings Island spokesperson, the guest entered a cordoned-off, fenced-off area around the Banshee roller coaster at around 8 p.m. The top speed of the 1,254-meter-long, inverted roller coaster is 110 km/h.

The spokesman said the guest was probably hit by the ride, which triggered a major operation by several rescue teams.

According to Mason police, the guest, a 38-year-old man from Ohio, was taken to the University of Cincinnati West Chester and then flown to UC Medical Center. Police said the man suffered life-threatening injuries.

Radio messages between the emergency services provide a better insight into the causes of the large-scale operation.

“We are exactly seven minutes away. An unidentified man, approximately 30 to 40 years old, was hit by a roller coaster at 68 miles per hour and has a massive traumatic brain injury,” said one of the first responders.

The Banshee ride will remain closed while authorities and park staff investigate the incident.

Neither the police nor the park administration have yet explained why the man entered the restricted area of ​​the park.

News of the incident reached many people who showed up at the park Thursday morning, including the Bauman family from Etna, Ohio.

Ryann Bauman, who came to the park with a friend to ride the roller coaster, said the situation was pretty crazy.

“I just think it’s crazy that some people, I don’t know, just don’t think enough to get on a roller coaster where you’re not supposed to go, to risk getting hit by a roller coaster. Yeah, it’s pretty crazy,” Bauman said.

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