Overview
- The incident occurred at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, when witnesses and video show a rider leaving his seat on the park’s Goliath coaster and falling from the ride.
- Cobb County police identified the deceased as 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem and said several other people were hurt with some reports listing four injured.
- Park staff and emergency crews evacuated stranded riders from a train stopped on the lift hill and Six Flags closed Goliath and temporarily shut nine similar roller coasters at six other parks as a precaution.
- Detectives from the Cobb County Major Crimes Unit and the Georgia Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire have opened probes while manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard is reported to be reviewing the ride’s systems and records.
- The case follows recent safety scrutiny of Six Flags rides, including lawsuits over the X2 coaster, and it could lead to closer inspections, company operational changes, and further legal action depending on investigators’ findings.