Derailed coaster had bad history

Jennifer Meale, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services spokeswoman issued for the ride in February 2017 because of corrosion and damaged handrails. The stop order continued through two following inspections. In May 2017, an inspector found damaged nuts and bolts. The next month, a seat was found damaged.

In videos posted on social media by witnesses, two people can be seen dangling from the car’s seats and metal scaffolding beneath the track. Bystanders gathered under the passengers, stretching out their hands to assure them that help was coming.

“Two people done fell out and clanked their head on the ground,” Matt Campbell of Knoxville, Tennessee, said in a video of the scene that he posted online.

Hospital officials wouldn’t describe the injuries of those hospitalized because of privacy concerns, said Tangela Boyd, a spokeswoman for Halifax Health Medical Center.

The accident is under investigation.

“We don’t know what happened,” Staton said. Emergency crews work on a roller coaster car that derailed Thursday at the Daytona Beach Boardwalk in Daytona Beach, Fla. Nine people were taken to the hospital.

“Department inspectors conducted a thorough inspection of the ride, and it was found in compliance with state law,. Anyone who should be held accountable will be held accountable.”