JACKSON TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — Visitors at Six Flags Great Adventure have been unable to trip the El Toro rollercoaster on Friday after an incident the night time earlier than shut it down.

New Jersey state inspectors have been on web site trying into the issue that injured 14 individuals.

Six Flags boasts on its web site that El Toro is among the greatest wood rollercoasters on this planet with a 176-foot drop and speeds as much as 70mph. It says “This beast bucks wildly, so hang on tight!”

“It’s my favorite coaster in the park,” stated Holly Core of Bensalem, Pa. “At least it was.”

Core was on the trip Thursday night time when El Toro apparently bucked a little bit too laborious. She felt a bump, nearly like hitting a pothole.

“I knew something was wrong because I’ve ridden that roller coaster so many times,” Core stated.

It seems, one thing was fallacious. Fourteen riders have been damage after the reported bump. Five of these individuals needed to be taken to the hospital with accidents to their neck, again, mouth and tongue.

Core heard a few of these complaints as she was getting off.

“Some people said, ‘I bit my tongue, I think my tongue’s bleeding.’ I heard someone say their back was hurting,” Core stated.

Six Flags advised Action News on Friday that each one the individuals injured have been launched from the hospital.

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs stated there have been studies of a ‘loud bang’ and a ‘jolting’ throughout operations. They aren’t positive but what prompted it.

This incident comes after the trip needed to be shut down final yr when it derailed. It did not reopen once more till this yr.

That trip will as soon as once more stay closed whereas it’s inspected. Some park goers advised Action News they hope Six Flags retains a more in-depth eye on the trip.

“It’s concerning,” stated Nick Dimuro of Whiting, N.J. “Maybe they need to do some more checks beforehand to keep it from happening.”