A roller coaster derailed Monday at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park, slightly injuring four people and leaving about two dozen stranded about 20 feet in the air, authorities said. The Associated Press was unable to reach Magic Mountain representatives after-hours. Ninja opened in 1988 as the fifth of the ten original Arrow suspended coasters. The station building is designed to resemble elements of Japanese architecture, and features several large renditions of classic Japanese woodblock prints of popular Kabuki actors of the Ninja received a fresh coat of paint for the 2007 season; the ride was repainted with bright red track and white supports. It is somewhat unusual in that it uses two lift hills — one at the beginning of the ride and a second one just before the end, to return the train to station elevation.
The passenger, a 14-year-old girl, was hospitalized with leg injuries and released. Four people were injured and approximately two dozen riders stranded after an accident on the Ninja roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif. on Monday. "As you shoot down the snake-like steel track you'll grip the hillsides and blast through the trees swiftly, slicing through the landscape. There’s a reason Ninja is known as “The Black Belt of Roller Coasters.” This thrill is a suspended swinging roller coaster. On Monday, July 7th, the Ninja coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain partially derailed when the suspended coaster struck a tree that had fallen against the track. Visitors cannot make the full circle around the park at the moment.We would like to point out that this is only the second incident that the Ninja roller coaster has had, with the first being in 2008 when a 20 year old male scaled a barrier to retrieve a hat and was hit by a passing train. There’s a reason Ninja is known as “The Black Belt of Roller Coasters.” This thrill is a suspended swinging roller coaster. Televised news reports showed at least one of the cars that normally are suspended beneath a track dangling at an angle, derailed at the front. In the station, two trains were parked, while a third was in the maintenance bay, and the fourth on the track, still in the spot where the accident occurred.The accident happened just after the first lift hill and drop. In 2008, Six Flags Magic Mountain installed a new control system for Ninja. SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A roller coaster derailed Monday at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park, slightly injuring four people and leaving about two dozen stranded about 20 feet in the air, authorities said. On Monday, July 7th, the Ninja coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain partially derailed when the suspended coaster struck a tree that had fallen against the track. The Ninja coaster struck a tree branch shortly before 6 p.m. and stopped, said Michael Pittman, a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatch supervisor. You’re hanging from the track, which on this insane ride is above your head. In this instance a tree simply fell against the track.
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