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Deer Struck By The Ultimate Roller Coaster In England
2014-10-02
[BREITBART] A theme park confirmed a young deer was struck by a roller coaster, killing the animal and covering passengers in blood.

A spokeswoman for the Lightwater Valley theme park near Ripon, England, confirmed the deer wandered Saturday morning onto the track of The Ultimate, billed as Europe's longest roller coaster, and was struck by the car.

"We can confirm a young deer did unfortunately get hit by the Ultimate train yesterday and was killed instantly," the spokeswoman said. "There is a large perimeter fence surrounding the theme park but occasionally wild animals do manage to stray onto the park during the night."

The roller coaster was closed for 30 minutes before resuming normal operations.

Reports indicate passengers were sprayed with the animal's blood, but there were no human injuries from the crash.

A deer previously wandered onto The Ultimate's tracks in June 1994 and was struck by a car, resulting in the hospitalization of a 12-year-old boy.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Aaand we're over the top! Wheeee...splat
Posted by: KBK   2014-10-02 14:21  

#5  If they had only put those 'Deer Crossing' signs in areas where the roller coaster went up, then the deer could have safely passed underneath. But Nooo, they didn't so the deer were forced to cross wherever........
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2014-10-02 14:18  

#4  History Repeats itself: A deer previously wandered onto The Ultimate's tracks in June 1994 and was struck by a car

Ah-Oh, The same fate as Uncle Clive in 1994....

Posted by: Black Bart Turkeyneck5798   2014-10-02 14:14  

#3  One more post and this will be as popular as "Pierson Resigns".
Posted by: KBK   2014-10-02 14:10  

#2  I can only hope the deer was not carrying the Ebola virus...
Posted by: Dar   2014-10-02 13:52  

#1  Now that's a Dark Ride.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-10-02 05:54  

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