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One Week Before the Expoland Rollercoaster Crash
Posted by Kyle Yates in Kansai Area News, Kansai Parks
Expoland has had several problems with the rollercoaster over the years. After last week’s accident, which unfortunately took the life of a young Japanese woman, maybe the park will take better care of the rollercoaster, update it, or tear it down and build a new one.
Two women from Kyoto say they had a problem with the rollercoaster they were on at Expoland the week before the rollercoaster crashed and killed a young woman last Saturday at Expoland.
Sayaka said she and her friend were on the rollercoaster just last week. During the ride she they felt a big bump and jerk that startled them. After the car had come to a stop at the end of the ride, they found a big bolt that had broken off of during their ride.
Expoland needs to do a better job of maintaining their rides or else more accidents are going to happen!
What do you think? Add your comment to this article if you have an opinion.
This post was written by
Kyle Yates – who has written 273 posts on Kansai News.
Kyle Yates is an American English teacher living and working in the Kansai area since 1996.