ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park says that his son and other family members were trapped by the ...

A spokesman for the Columbus, Ohio fire department told reporters an 18-year-old male was thrown 50 feet (15 meters) and killed on impact. A malfunction in an amusement ride at the Ohio State Fair ...

A guest died of "multiple blunt impact injuries" after being found unresponsive on a roller coaster that opened just this spring at Universal Orlando Resort's new Epic Universe theme park, according ...

Amusement ride owners reported 77 accidents on their rides from 2004 to 2006, state records show. None was life-threatening, according to the records, and many involved just a bruise or cut. But about ...

ORLANDO -- The seat of a teen who fell to his death from an amusement park ride in Florida last week was still locked, according to an accident report from the state. Tyre Sampson, 14, fell Thursday ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers ...

A maintenance technician alleged on Wednesday that he raised safety issues with the operators of a central Florida amusement ride before a 14-year-old boy fell to his death, but his concerns were ...