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Cedar Point halts Millennium Force after a metal piece drops from a coaster car into a guest area
A metal bracket came loose from a Millennium Force car at Cedar Point in Ohio and landed where guests walk. No one was hurt and the coaster is running again.
Another scare has hit a Six Flags park. This time a chunk of metal broke away from a roller coaster at Cedar Point in Ohio.
What happened
Millennium Force, one of the park's best-known rides, was closed on Friday. A metal bracket reportedly separated from one of the coaster's cars and dropped into an area open to guests.
Nobody was struck by the falling part and no injuries were reported.
Back in operation
The ride did not stay down for long. A Cedar Point spokesperson told local media that Millennium Force reopened once maintenance inspections and every required safety check were finished. The park said keeping its guests and workers safe comes first.
A rough stretch for Six Flags
The incident adds to a run of troubles for the company that owns the park. Last week Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, died after he fell from the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.
In California, Six Flags Magic Mountain is facing a lawsuit from visitor Simon Kasawa. He says he was hurt on the park's CraZanity ride.
Magic Mountain also recently reached a settlement in a wrongful death case filed after Christopher Hawley died following a ride on X2 a few years ago.
