The man was celebrating his niece’s birthday at Castles N’ Coasters in Phoenix last Sunday when the safety bar on a double-loop roller coaster unfastened.

PHOENIX, Ariz. (KPHO/KTVK/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A man jumped out of a roller coaster at the top of the first hill after his lap bar unlocked. A man, who wished to remain anonymous, spoke with KPHO after his lap bar unlocked during a ride at Castles N' Coasters in Phoenix, Arizona.

The man, who said he was celebrating his niece’s birthday at Castles N’ Coasters in Phoenix, told NBC affiliate KPNX he was riding Desert Storm, a double-looping roller coaster, when his lap bar unlatched just seconds after the ride began.

PHOENIX — An Arizona man said he climbed out of a moving roller coaster after the safety bar became unlatched. The man asked 12News not to identify him, but shared cell phone video capturing the incident. The man said he was celebrating his niece's birthday at Castles N' Coasters in Phoenix last Sunday when the terrifying incident happened.