12-year-old boy injured in Branson roller coaster accident
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Two state inspectors are trying to determine how a 12-year-old boy was badly injured in an accident at a roller coaster attraction in the popular Missouri tourist town of Branson.
The accident happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday at The Branson Coaster.
City spokeswoman Melody Pettit says the child was “trapped on the ride with what appeared to be serious injuries.”
A Facebook posting from the Branson Professional Firefighters Local 152 said the boy was trapped beneath the coaster.
No further details were released.
The child was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Springfield.
