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An investigation is under way into a roller coaster accident in upstate New York that killed a U.S. Army veteran who had been trying to rebuild his life after losing both legs in Iraq....

An 11-year-old girl died Friday after falling from a Ferris wheel while on a class trip to an amusement park in New Jersey, police said.

A 3-year-old boy freed himself from a safety harness. stood up and fell to his death from a roller coaster he was riding with his family at a Chicago suburban amusement park, authorities confirmed on Sunday.

A worker who suffered a head injury on a ride undergoing maintenance at Disney's Animal Kingdom has died. The accident happened Sunday afternoon at the Primeval Whirl ride in the park's DinoLand U.S.A. section. Officials say Russell Sherry Roscoe, 52, was flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center and died Monday morning.

A 15-year-old girl died and two other people were hospitalized with severe injuries after an amusement park ride in Barcelona, Spain, broke in midair, a city spokeswoman said.