Exotic Incident #603
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Buena Park, CA - USA
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16/08/2003
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Summary:
A replica Old West stagecoach at Knott’s Berry Farm, driven by two employees and pulled by four horses, failed to stop at the end of its six-minute ride that carried eleven passengers. The momentum of coach, which can weigh up to 4,000 lbs when fully loaded, prevented the horses from stopping after the braking system reportedly failed. The horses tried to turn but couldn’t, and the first horse on the left died after slamming into a chain-link fence with wooded slats. Four passengers were treated for minor injuries as well as the employee sitting shotgun, who was treated for a shoulder injury.