Roller coaster inspector dies after park employee starts ride

FUKUSHIMA —

Police on began an investigation of the operators of an amusement park in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death after a worker was killed while inspecting one of its roller coasters.

According to police, the operators of the Koriyama Culture Park told an employee that an inspector was working on the ride on Sunday afternoon, but failed to specify that the inspector was on its rails, Unaware of the danger, the employee then activated the ride, causing the inspector to be crushed to death beneath the cars.