Grandmother: Boy injured on Branson coaster might lose legs

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The grandmother of an 11-year-old boy from Tennessee who was injured on a roller coaster in Missouri says doctors are concerned they might not be able to save his legs.

Shelandra Ford is with Aalondo Perry at a Missouri hospital.

He was hurt in Branson on Sunday.

Ford told WREG-TV in Memphis, Tennessee, that her grandson is visually impaired.

She says he fell when he tried to get off The Branson Coaster and was trapped under the ride's rails for 1 1/2 hours.

Ford says her grandson's legs and one arm were crushed.

The Missouri Division of Fire Safety is investigating.