Seven students and a driver were hospitalized when two buses bound for Carowinds crashed on Interstate 85 in Gastonia on Friday morning, police said. One of the charter bus drivers was cited for failure to reduce speed, according to a Gastonia Police Department news release. A first responder frees students and staff trapped in a […]
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New details reveal what led up to Carowinds Fury 325 roller coaster pillar damage
New details emerged Friday about what led to the high-profile break in the support beam of Carowinds’ largest roller coaster last summer, a problem that forced the amusement park to close the ride for over a month. Fury 325 was shut down June 30 after a park visitor reported seeing a cracked beam as a […]