One dead and several injured after incident involving US rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia
Officials said one rider died and several others were injured as detectives investigate what caused the Goliath coaster incident.
- On Monday, Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, died after being ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, as Cobb County Police Department detectives launched an investigation into the fatal incident.
- Witnesses reported Kariem was ejected from the Goliath roller coaster, striking the ride vehicle multiple times before falling; the attraction opened in 2006, reaches speeds of 70 mph, and stands about 200 feet tall.
- Preliminary information indicates Kariem was ejected and struck other patrons before falling beneath the attraction, police stated, while Major Crimes Unit detectives are examining the circumstances as Six Flags cooperates fully with authorities.
- Six Flags Entertainment Corp. temporarily closed nine similar roller coasters across six parks "out of an abundance of caution" following the Georgia incident, though the company provided no reopening timeline.
- This fatality follows recent lawsuits alleging brain injuries on the X2 coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, which the operator recently retired, and marks at least the seventh death at the Georgia park since 1989.
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The death of a 42-year-old man after a fall from Russian mountain Goliath, in Six Flags Over Georgia Park, is being investigated and led to the preventive closure of similar attractions in the United States and Canada
Hassan Kariem, 42, was ejected from the seat and hit other passengers as he fell. Nine other similar roller coasters were closed while the case is under investigation.
A 42-year-old man died on Monday, October 12, on a large eight of a amusement park in the state of Georgia, in the United States. He reportedly fell several tens of meters. An investigation is under way.
Man killed at Six Flags struck other riders during fall from roller coaster
Police in Georgia today identified the person who had died after falling off a roller coaster at Six Flags on Monday. The man, Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old from Atlanta, was ejected from the ride, witnesses said, and struck other patrons as he fell.
One person died and others were injured as a result of an accident on a Russian mountain in a Six Flags park in the American state of Georgia. (ANSA)
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