Yesterday, June 1, 2009, a train at the Louisville Zoo derailed injuring over 20 of the 30 passengers aboard, many of them children. Several of those injured were transported to area hospitals. Ride inspectors from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture have already begun investigating the incident to try and determine what caused the train to derail. The train, which allows visitors to ride a loop around the zoo, will be shut down until further notice. A Louisville Zoo spokesperson told the Courier-Journal that the train is driven by zoo employees who are certified by the zoo and are at least 18 years old. The train does not have safety belts. When asked about safety belts, the Louisville Zoo spokesperson stated that the train did not have safety belts because they are not required by the manufacturer. The procedures the Louisville Zoo follows for inspecting the trains and the tracks have not been made available as of yet by the Louisville Zoo
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