Roller coaster hits and drags woman looking for phone on track, Australia fair says


While Rodden was on the track, a passenger-filled car came around the upside-down-loop at a speed of about 43 mph and struck her, 9 News reported. The roller coaster dragged Rodden along the track and up an incline, the outlet reported, citing a graphic video captured by a witness and posted on TikTok. — Unsplash

A woman was seriously injured when she stepped onto the track of a roller coaster at a fair in Australia.

Shylah Rodden, 26, dropped her phone while riding a roller coaster at the Melbourne Royal Show on the evening of Sunday, Sept 25, fair organisers told 7 News. She got off the ride and climbed onto the track to retrieve her phone, officials said.

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