One dead and several injured after incident involving US rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags temporarily closed nine coasters at six parks as investigators examine how a rider died and four others were injured.
- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation temporarily shut down 9 hyper coasters across its parks following a fatality on Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell.
- Cobb County Police Department identified the victim as 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem after witnesses reported the Goliath coaster's restraints unlatched moments before the rider was ejected.
- Affected rides include Raging Bull, Nitro, Fury 325, Thunder Striker, Orion, Diamondback, Leviathan, and Behemoth, all closed "out of an abundance of caution."
- A Six Flags spokesperson said the company is "deeply saddened" and the park team is cooperating fully with the Cobb County Police Department major crimes unit investigation.
- State inspectors previously grounded Fury 325 in 2023 due to a cracked support pillar, and a 2017 incident at another park resulted in a death ruled "natural death" by the Lake County Coroner's Office.
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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.
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)
A visitor to the Six Flags amusement park was riding a roller coaster with his son on Monday when he fell to his death while his wife and daughter watched.
Man identified after deadly fall from Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster
A 42-year-old Atlanta man has been identified as the person who died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, according to police. Authorities said Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was involved in a deadly incident Monday afternoon at the popular theme park near Atlanta. Police and state safety officials are now investigating what happened, 11Alive reported.
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