Cedar Point roller coaster closed after bracket breaks mid-ride

A popular roller coaster at Cedar Point — Six Flags’ Sandusky, Ohio theme park — was shut down on Friday after a metal bracket broke off a car mid-ride, according to a report.

The Millennium Force roller coaster is shown at Cedar Point. Six Flags

The bracket snapped while Millennium Force was in motion but missed visitors and staff — leaving no one injured, a Six Flags Entertainment rep told WOIO.

Park officials immediately halted the ride, which remains closed pending a safety inspection before passengers are allowed back on.


People ride Millennium Force, a roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.
People ride Millennium Force, a roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Tribune News Service via Getty Images

The accident follows another recent scare at Six Flags Over Georgia, where the “Goliath” hypercoaster was shut down for maintenance due to a wasp’s nest just hours before a teacher fatally fell out of the ride, a parkgoer told The Post.

Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed and four children were injured when he was ejected from the high-speed coaster shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday at the park near Atlanta.

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