Amusement Park Safety -- What You Need to Know

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Fifteen people were injured on Aug. 11, 2010 in an amusement park accident when a train ride at a Colorado amusement park derailed. The operator of the ride at Tiny Town park was found to have been driving the train as much as five times the normal speed limit when it went off the tracks. (He told authorities he meant to hit the brakes but accelerated instead.)

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