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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Amusement park goers with iPhone 14s are accidentally alerting 911 after rollercoaster rides register as car accidents

AP

Emergency dispatchers received notifications that iPhone 14 owners had been in car crashes when they rode a roller coaster.

The Wall Street Journal reported that a small group of users of the newest iPhone had the notifications sent from their phones while they were at the Kings Island amusement park, in Warren County, Ohio. The smartphones’ car-crash detection systems were likely triggered by the ride’s rapid deceleration or a sudden stop, according to the outlet.

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