13 injured in roller coaster mishap

KITAKYUSHU (Kyodo) Thirteen visitors were injured Monday when the roller coaster they were riding at an amusement park in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, stopped abruptly, local police said.

The six-car Titan V roller coaster at the Space World amusement park stopped at around 1:40 p.m. as a safety system activated after a joint between the third and fourth cars came off, investigators said.

The injuries suffered by the visitors, who are mostly complaining of back pain or sickness, are not believed to be serious, they said.