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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Disneyland’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride was closed indefinitely following an accident that sent three people to the hospital, authorities said Friday.

The roller coaster attraction had reopened in March, six months after a California man was killed when the open rail car in which he was riding crashed into the train’s derailed locomotive. Ten other people were hurt in the September accident. State safety inspectors were investigating a two-train collision that occurred Thursday at the ride’s loading dock. A 10-year-old boy and his parents, ages 42 and 44, were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor back and neck injuries, according to the Anaheim Fire Department. September’s fatal accident was caused by faulty maintenance, state safety officials concluded. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad reopened in March but was closed for several hours following an April test with no passengers on board. One train was badly damaged, and state officials ordered Disney to retrain operators of the ride, which simulates a runaway mining train in the Old West. Twenty-four people claimed injuries from the ride since mid-2001, the state reported last fall.