ORLANDO, Fla. – An incident report released Thursday is shedding light on Orange County Fire Rescue’s response the day a 32-year-old man died after riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Epic Universe .

The patient, identified as Kevin Rodriguez Zavala , sustained “multiple blunt impact injuries,” the medical examiner said, and his death was ruled an accident.

On Sept. 17, Orange County Fire Rescue units responded to a medical emergency at Epic Universe. The call came in for an unresponsive patient at the Stardust Racers roller coaster. It took three units seven to 13 minutes to arrive on scene, the report states.

When crews arrived at the attraction platform, the report states two Universal paramedics were already attending to the patient, who was seated on the ride with t

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