A 29-year-old employee, who was inspecting the S&S roller coaster, got caught between a stopped vehicle and rail, and later died at a local hospital. The employee was part of an 11-man team inspecting the ride, which was closed for the day and not in operation at the time of the incident. Source (in Japanese)
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Six people, including a six-year-old girl, were injured after falling from the third-story section of the 3D labyrinth attraction at Lake Tojo Toy Kingdom. Both a 27-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man fractured a hip bone. The man fell while holding his one-year-old daughter, who sustained no injuries. Source
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