Overview
- A man fell from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, Oct. 12, and Cobb County police confirmed he died while several other visitors were treated for injuries.
- Detectives from the Cobb County Police Major Crimes Unit are leading the criminal investigation into the circumstances of the fall.
- Six Flags Entertainment suspended nine similar roller coasters across multiple parks as a precaution and said it is cooperating with local authorities.
- Multiple eyewitnesses told local TV they saw the rider ejected from the train and strike parts of the ride or nearby structures, and news aerial footage showed Goliath stopped with passengers evacuated along the track.
- The death has renewed scrutiny of Six Flags after the recent X2 closure in California and highlighted that fixed park rides in the U.S. are regulated at the state level rather than by a single federal agency.