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UPDATE from Kings Dominion:

"After an additional safety check, with safety being our top priority at Kings Dominion, Dominator the roller coaster has reopened. It was determined through several safety checks that there are no operational issues with Dominator."

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DOSWELL, Va. (AP) - A Kings Dominion roller coaster remains closed after a park visitor was found unresponsive in its station.

Park spokesman Gene Petriello said in a statement that a Dominator roller coaster ride worker reported a guest unresponsive Friday night in the train station.

Petriello said that park officials and Hanover County crews responded and treated the visitor, who was transported to a nearby hospital.

The Dominator opened at Kings Dominion in 2008. It lasts 2 minutes, 6 seconds and reaches a top speed of 67 mph.

Petriello says county inspectors found no operational concerns. The ride will undergo an additional safety inspection and is expected to reopen soon.

 

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