Coney Island: Child Injured After Falling off Deno’s Roller Coaster in NYC

A 3-year-old child was injured after falling of a roller coaster in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, located in New York City.
Coney Island: Child Injured After Falling off Deno’s Roller Coaster in NYC
The Astrotower, center, at the Coney Island amusement park looms in the background as visitors exercise on a nearby beach on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Crews working to dismantle the Astrotower have reduced the 275-foot tower to 145 feet tall, and demolition crews using huge cranes planned to take down another 27-foot section Friday, said Chris Miller, a spokesman for the city's Office of Emergency Management. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A 3-year-old child was injured after falling of a roller coaster in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, located in New York City.

Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that the boy fell off a “kiddie coaster.”

Specifically, the child was on a ride at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park when he fell.

The boy suffered a broken leg and cuts.

He was listed in stable condition at a nearby hospital.

The FDNY told MyFoxNY.com that the child suffered “multiple traumas” and is at Lutheran Hospital. He is conscious.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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