One dead and several injured after incident involving US rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia
- One person died and several others were injured Monday in an incident involving the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta, police said.
- Witnesses reported that the person fell from the coaster and landed on the roof of a haunted-house attraction below, although authorities have not confirmed how the death occurred.
- Authorities evacuated the park, and riders were escorted to safety while local officials investigated the incident.
- Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar rides at other parks as a precaution and said it was cooperating with authorities.
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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)
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.
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