A woman died in the accident by the wheel of the roller coaster's coming off.

On May 5, a woman died and 19 people were injured in the accident in Expo Land in Suita in Osaka. The roller coaster, Fujin-RaijinⅡ, is consist of 6 cars, and the wheel of that came off, the body of roller coaster leaned left, a woman was pinched between the wheel and the leftside handrail, and the woman died. It was instant death.

As the reason, the person of Expo Land said it may be misses in the process at the point of connection of screws, and it can be thoght the problem of metal fatigue simplily. Also they said though the roller coaster has worked, it was no probrem before. The check is done once a month by only watching. So, the connection screws were never be checked by using magnets and they said " We can't check up to the metal fatigue."After placement, the report of more than annual check whether there are patina or corrosion at the axle of it or not in three levels must be obliged by the autonomy. But, every time they check, there were no problem.

She died at the age of 19, and she is the same age as me. So, I can't feel as if it were one's own affair.
2007 5/6 Asahi shimbun