<h1>Accident at Disney's California Adventure roller coaster injures at least 14</h1>
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<p><strong><span class="dateline">ANAHEIM, Calif.</span><span class="dateline-separator"> - </span></strong>One
train rear-ended another on the "California Screamin'" roller coaster
at Disney's California Adventure theme park Friday night, slightly
injuring at least 14 people, authorities said.</p>
<p>The accident was reported at 6:39 p.m, according to Anaheim city spokesman John Nicoletti.</p>
<p>"It did not appear to happen at a high rate of speed. Absolutely all
of these injuries are minor at this point," Nicoletti told KCAL-TV.</p>
<p>Disneyland Resort spokesman Bob Tucker declined to comment, referring calls to city officials.</p>
<p>The accident sent a fleet of ambulances to the park, which is part
of the Disneyland Resort complex and is located adjacent to the
venerable Disneyland amusement park, which is celebrating its 50th
anniversary this year.</p>
<p>Early Fire Department reports had indicated 60 people were slightly
injured on the ride. But Nicoletti said 14 people were taken to
hospitals for treatment of confirmed minor injuries. Twenty-one others
were being evaluated at the scene late Friday and 13 more who were
examined at the scene were able to walk away.</p>
<p>The roller coaster was closed immediately after the accident but other portions of the park remained open.</p>
<p>About 100 firefighters rushed to the amusement park, which opened in
2001 and was designed to turn Disneyland into a resort destination,
much like Disney theme parks in Florida, Paris and Tokyo.</p>
<p>Disney spent $1.4 billion to build California Adventure, an adjacent
hotel and a retail strip filled with restaurants and shops. California
Adventure's main attractions include "Soarin' Over California," where
people are lifted 40 feet in the air to give the sensation of
hang-gliding, and "California Screamin', which hits a speed of 55 mph
in about 4 seconds.</p>
<p>Friday's crash was the second accident in four months at a Disneyland Resort park in Anaheim.</p>
<p>In March, a 4-year-old boy broke a finger and severed the tip of his
thumb while on the Storybook Land Canal Boats ride at Disneyland,
forcing the ride to close for nearly two days while state authorities
investigated the accident.</p>
<p>The accident occurred when the child's fingers were pinched between the boat and the dock while passengers were unloading.</p>
<p>Four people were hurt in December when a float at a Disneyland
parade struck four people. One of the four was treated at a hospital.</p>
<p>In 2003, a 22-year-old man was killed and 10 people were injured
when Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster
derailed. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health
concluded the accident that killed Marcelo Torres, 22, of Gardena was
the result of mechanical failure caused by improper maintenance.</p>
<p>Another fatality occurred at Disneyland in 1998 when a cleat used to
dock the sailing ship Columbia ripped loose and struck a 33-year-old
man.</p><p> </p><p>*I know copying whole article is frowned upon, but I felt bad for posting a registration site* </p></span>
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