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The world's fastest-accelerating rollercoaster, the Do-Dodonpa at Fuji-Q Highland Theme Park in Japan, was suspended earlier this month after four riders sustained severe injuries.
Billed as a rollercoaster with 'super death speed', the Do-Dodonpa was first opened in 2001 and launches riders from 0 to 112 mph in just 1.56 seconds.
At least six riders have sustained bone fractures after riding the insane attraction at the foot of Mount Fuji between December 2020 and August 2021, four of whom said they had broken bones in their neck or back.
The ride was closed for inspection by park organisers on August 12, but the Japanese authorities were not informed of the incidents until August 17 at which point they promptly suspended the ride.
Park officials were reportedly dumbfounded by the injuries, given that no rider had ever sustained an injury in two decades of the ride's operation until December.
Billed as a rollercoaster with 'super death speed', the Do-Dodonpa was first opened in 2001 and launches riders from 0 to 112 mph in just 1.56 seconds
At its highest point, the rollercoaster reaches 161 feet from the ground and boasts a loop with a diameter of 131 feet, making it one of the world's largest
The Do-Dodonpa rollercoaster was recently renovated in 2017,
