People react as they ride on Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland amusement park world’s steepest roller coaster “Takabisha” with a free falling angle of 121 degrees, at a press preview at Fujiyoshida city in Yamanashi prefecture on July 8, 2011. The coaster has been shut down after reports of injuries.A roller coaster in Japan, dubbed the world’s fastest accelerating ride, has shut down after four passengers reported chest and bone fractures.
The Do-Dodonpa roller coaster is at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Fujiyoshida City, Japan. The ride has been out of operation since Aug. 12, according to a statement on the park’s website.
It will remain suspended “for the time being” as it undergoes a safety overhaul.
The four injuries were reported between December 2020 and August 2021.
“We would like to express our deepest sympathies to the injured customers … but we will endeavor to investigate the cause under the guidance of the government,” according to the statement.
The BBC reported that the injuries included a cervical fracture and a thoracic spine fracture.
The coaster opened in 2017 and is touted to reach speeds of nearly 112 mph in just 1.56 seconds, according to the park’s website.
