A man has died after a fall from a roller coaster ride at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday afternoon, according to law enforcement and witnesses who spoke with Atlanta NBC affiliate 11 Alive and CNN.
Four other people were injured in the incident, per WSB-TV.
The fall occurred on the Goliath roller coaster, described as a “hypercoaster” because it hits speeds of up to 70 mph and reaches a height of 200 feet, according to the Six Flags website.
Witnesses said the man was ejected from the ride and then subsequently hit different parts of it.
“He was in our pictures,” one witness told 11 Alive. “He fell and hit the car three different times.”
The witness also said the man’s body hit other guests before landing on another attraction below the roller coaster.
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Six Flags evacuated the ride and the broader park after the man fell. Video from 11 Alive showed the roller coaster at a standstill and parkgoers exiting via stairs along the railing.
“We were having a great time and to just screaming ‘Oh my God, what is happening?’” one woman who witnessed the fall told 11 Alive.
A Six Flags spokesperson said the park and local authorities responded immediately, and that it is fully cooperating with the investigation.
“We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today,” the spokesperson said.
Officials did not confirm how the person died or what caused the others to be injured. It’s also unclear what caused the incident. Detectives with Cobb County’s major crimes unit are set to conduct an investigation.
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Six Flags has previously faced scrutiny over injuries that parkgoers have allegedly suffered after riding one of its attractions.
Last month, Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California announced it was retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits claiming the ride caused serious brain injury. Six Flags recently settled a wrongful-death lawsuit from the family of a 22-year-old man who died after riding the coaster in 2022, and three more lawsuits alleging traumatic brain injuries were filed last week.
Last year, a 32-year-old man died after riding a high-speed roller coaster at the Universal Epic Universe theme park in Florida. He died from blunt impact injuries and his death was ruled accidental.
AP also contributed to this report.