Ananheim, California - A crash on a roller-coaster at Disney's California Adventure theme park sent 15 people to the hospital with minor injuries, authorities said.
Another 33 people were examined at the scene but did not require treatment after Friday evening's accident, in which one coaster on the California Screaming ride rear-ended another towards the end of the ride, said Anaheim city spokesperson John Nicoletti.
The ride was closed after the accident but the rest of the park remained open. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health was contacted to help determine the cause of the crash.
The Disneyland Resort issued a statement saying a moving train struck a stationary train on the ride but neither derailed.
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"The safety and security of our guests is our highest priority. We are taking all necessary steps to help those affected by this incident," the statement said.
Nicoletti said the trains, carrying 24 people each, hit at an apparently low speed. The crash happened near the end of the ride, on a horizontal stretch of the attraction.
"It looked like a fender-bender," Nicoletti said during a news conference.
Eight people had to be helped off the ride by emergency personnel and the rest were able to use a catwalk to exit on their own.
Fifteen people were taken to a hospital, including two children whose ages were not immediately released. There was no immediate word on their conditions but Nicoletti said most had minor neck or back injuries.
Disney's California Adventure, which opened in 2001, was designed to turn Disneyland into a resort destination, much like Disney theme parks in Florida, Paris and Tokyo. The adjacent Disneyland park is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
In March, a four-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. - Sapa-AP
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