Incorrect Maintenance on BTM at DL caused accident...

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A crash on a Disneyland ride that killed one passenger and injured 10 was caused by incorrect maintenance, company officials said.

Authorities have said the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad's locomotive lost the assembly that carries the rear wheels Sept. 5, causing it to strike a tunnel roof. The first car of the roller coaster then ran under the locomotive, killing Marcelo Torres, 22.

"Our own analysis found that the accident was caused by incorrectly performed maintenance tasks required by Disneyland policy and procedures that resulted in a mechanical failure," Leslie Goodman, senior vice president of strategic communications for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, said Tuesday.

"At no time have we ever done anything which we believe would compromise the level of safety required for the safe operation of our attractions," Goodman added.

Park officials declined to comment further until a report from the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health is released. According to a police report released last month, Disneyland mechanics had performed routine maintenance on the ride the morning of the crash.

Attorney Wylie Aitken, who represents Torres' family, believes a failure to tighten bolts on a wheel that holds the train to the tracks was to blame

 

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Oh, that breaks my heart.

I am surprised that Disney admitted to failure before the state's investigation released their report. Good for them for stepping up to the plate and taking responsibility. I hope the Torres family gets adequately compensated, although no amount of money could ever replace a loved one. . .