Jesus Take The Wheel: Frightened Folks Dangle Off Roller Coaster After Plummeting 34 Feet, 6 Injured

June 15, 2018

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Roller Coaster Derails In Florida

A night of amusement park fun, turned into a nightmare for almost a dozen folks on the boardwalk at Daytona Beach, last night. A photo of folks dangling off of a roller coaster was posted online right after the park ride derailed.

#DBFD on scene at the Boardwalk in Daytona Beach rescuing riders from a roller coaster car that derailed and are hanging pic.twitter.com/BFDRa8hFiI

— DaytonaBeachFireDept (@DaytonaBeachFD) June 15, 2018

According to Fox35 news, 10 people were rescued off of the ride. Six people were taken to the hospital. Two of those people plummeted 34 feet to the ground. Ouch! Extent of their injuries unknown at this time.

Here’s another video of rescuers on the scene right after it happened:

Insane video of the moments after a car derailed on the #DaytonaBeach Broadwalk roller coaster. #Fox35 on scene with this #BreakingNews, 10 people rescued. Six people take to the hospital. Two people fell 34 feet. Extent of injuries unknown at this time. #rollercoaster pic.twitter.com/6pgNgCkfws

— Kirstin Delgado (@Fox35Kirstin) June 15, 2018

DB Firefighters working as fast as they can to rescue 2 riders that are in a dangling rollercoaster car pic.twitter.com/v0UrChJdHC

— DaytonaBeachFireDept (@DaytonaBeachFD) June 15, 2018

Be safe out there this summer folks!