A 21-year-old employee at the Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia, Calif., was killed by a roller coaster train when she stepped onto the tracks of the ride after routine maintenance tests, according to an article in the Los Angeles Daily News.
The employee was hit at 10 a.m. by a train on the SCREAM! ride as the theme park was opening its gates. Emergency crews responded and transported the victim to a nearby hospital.