US Politics | Horror details after 3 killed at world’s largest indoor amusement park when Mindbender rollercoaster crashed at 60mph
A SURVIVOR of a rollercoaster accident detailed the tragic day when the car crashed at 60mph and killed three people. Decades after the wreck at the world's largest indoor amusement park, Rod Chayko said he still ...think 's ' about it every day.... 
Global NewsRod Chayko (pictured) survived a rollercoaster crash that claimed the lives of three people '/ ' 
CBCThe rollercoaster was going 60 mph when the car he was in crashed to the ground '/ ' In June of 1986, Chayko and his friend David Sager, 24, decided to go on the Mindbender, which was the world's largest indoor triple-loop rollercoaster at West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada. The two sat in the last car behind Tony Mandrusiak, 24, and his fiancée Cindy Sims, 21. ...I remember feeling it sway and grabbing onto the handle,... Chayko told CBC. The rollercoaster car was going about 60mph as it struck a pillar and threw the four riders to the concrete floor below. Read more on tragic deaths 
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ELLA STRONG Clemson star Bryan Bresee announces tragic death of his 15-year-old sister ...The next thing, I was landing on the ground,... he said. Chayko's friend and the two other passengers didn't make it. ...David, Tony, and Cindy are dead and it changed my life forever,... Chayko said. ...I think about it every day.... Most read in The US Sun QUICK TRIP Inside supersonic plane that will fly from London to NY in 80 minutes STORM TRAGEDY Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian hits Florida, sheriff says LEGEND GONE Coolio dead at 59 with rapper's cause of death unknown following collapse NEW DETAILS New court date set in Lily Peters, 10, case after cousin accused of murder ELON PHONE HOME Incredible snaps show light blazes caused by Elon Musk's SpaceX firm NEWSMAN MOURNED Longtime CBS News correspondent dead after 50-year career at TV network The crash was blamed on a West German company that is no longer in business. The Mindbender coaster that they created was found to have design and manufacturing flaws. Officials found four bolts that went loose, which allowed a wheel assembly to fall off the rollercoaster car. ROAD TO RECOVERY Although Chayko survived, it was a long recovery as his lower legs were shattered in the tragedy. Doctors couldn't count the multitude of fractures he suffered and they feared that his legs might've had to be amputated. The crash also crushed half of Chayko's left shoulder and broke his feet, pelvis, lower back, and every rib on his left side. He ended up getting metal plates surgically placed in his legs and after six months in the hospital, he was able to stand in leg braces. Chayko got off the braces and his doctors removed the metal plates after his bones healed, however, he had to retire 15 years later because of chronic back pain. ...THAT'S NOT A MEMORIAL' After the accident, the mall gave Chayko an undisclosed settlement. ...I'm famous but I ain't rich,... he told the outlet. He also gets free tickets to mall attractions whenever he asks. However, Chayko has something more meaningful in mind. He requested a few times over the years that the mall put a memorial bench near the Mindbender to honor the three victims' lives. The mall instead offered to put a plaque on an office wall. ...I said, ...No, no,'... he told the outlet. ...To me that's not a memorial.... Read More on The US Sun 
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Global NewsRod Chayko (pictured) survived a rollercoaster crash that claimed the lives of three people '/ ' CBCThe rollercoaster was going 60 mph when the car he was in crashed to the ground '/ ' In June of 1986, Chayko and his friend David Sager, 24, decided to go on the Mindbender, which was the world's largest indoor triple-loop rollercoaster at West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada. The two sat in the last car behind Tony Mandrusiak, 24, and his fiancée Cindy Sims, 21. ...I remember feeling it sway and grabbing onto the handle,... Chayko told CBC. The rollercoaster car was going about 60mph as it struck a pillar and threw the four riders to the concrete floor below. Read more on tragic deaths 'HEART SHATTERED' Georgina reveals death of baby with Ronaldo was 'worst moment of my life' ELLA STRONG Clemson star Bryan Bresee announces tragic death of his 15-year-old sister ...The next thing, I was landing on the ground,... he said. Chayko's friend and the two other passengers didn't make it. ...David, Tony, and Cindy are dead and it changed my life forever,... Chayko said. ...I think about it every day.... Most read in The US Sun QUICK TRIP Inside supersonic plane that will fly from London to NY in 80 minutes STORM TRAGEDY Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian hits Florida, sheriff says LEGEND GONE Coolio dead at 59 with rapper's cause of death unknown following collapse NEW DETAILS New court date set in Lily Peters, 10, case after cousin accused of murder ELON PHONE HOME Incredible snaps show light blazes caused by Elon Musk's SpaceX firm NEWSMAN MOURNED Longtime CBS News correspondent dead after 50-year career at TV network The crash was blamed on a West German company that is no longer in business. The Mindbender coaster that they created was found to have design and manufacturing flaws. Officials found four bolts that went loose, which allowed a wheel assembly to fall off the rollercoaster car. ROAD TO RECOVERY Although Chayko survived, it was a long recovery as his lower legs were shattered in the tragedy. Doctors couldn't count the multitude of fractures he suffered and they feared that his legs might've had to be amputated. The crash also crushed half of Chayko's left shoulder and broke his feet, pelvis, lower back, and every rib on his left side. He ended up getting metal plates surgically placed in his legs and after six months in the hospital, he was able to stand in leg braces. Chayko got off the braces and his doctors removed the metal plates after his bones healed, however, he had to retire 15 years later because of chronic back pain. ...THAT'S NOT A MEMORIAL' After the accident, the mall gave Chayko an undisclosed settlement. ...I'm famous but I ain't rich,... he told the outlet. He also gets free tickets to mall attractions whenever he asks. However, Chayko has something more meaningful in mind. He requested a few times over the years that the mall put a memorial bench near the Mindbender to honor the three victims' lives. The mall instead offered to put a plaque on an office wall. ...I said, ...No, no,'... he told the outlet. ...To me that's not a memorial.... Read More on The US Sun HUNT GOES ON Bullet found by Debbie Collier's remains 'may have forced her to obey killer' TIME FOR ANSWERS Serena Williams' stepmom to be grilled by lawyers as she loses star's home Chayko said that he commonly gets the same response when he tells people that he was on the Mindbender when it crashed, with many saying: ...I remember where I was that day.... The U.S. Sun reached out to West Edmonton Mall for a comment, but has not received a response by the time of publication.
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