Six Flags Over Georgia Closes Multiple Coasters After Fatal Incident on Goliath Ride.

A man died after falling from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, prompting the amusement park chain to temporarily close nine similar rides across North America.

Several other people were injured in the incident, which occurred shortly before 4 p.m. local time at the park in Austell, about 15 miles northwest of Atlanta.

Witnesses Describe the Incident

Witnesses told local news outlets that they saw the man ejected from the Goliath roller coaster during the ride. Logan Conner said he was on the coaster with his fiancée when he saw the man come out of his seat.

“The man started levitating in the air sideways,” he told NBC. “We made direct eye contact with him.”

Another witness, Britny Landry, was waiting in line to board the ride again when she saw part of the track.

“We just look, and I just see somebody fly out,” she told KTVU-TV. She said she wasn’t sure at first what she had seen. “Maybe somebody had a bag or something.”

One witness told WXIA-TV that the man hit the car three separate times after falling. Another person told the station that the falling man was captured in their souvenir photograph taken during the ride.

Investigation Underway

The Cobb County Police Department’s major crimes unit is investigating the death. Authorities have not confirmed how the man died or released details about the conditions of the injured.

Lisa Cupid, chairwoman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, said the man’s next of kin have been notified.

“I cannot imagine the horror the patrons and employees witnessed today, and my heart aches for the family who lost a loved one,” Cupid said. “We are all grappling with how something so devastating could happen at a place that has given generations of families such happy memories.”

Six Flags Responds With Closures

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks following the incident. A company spokesperson said the closures were made “out of an abundance of caution.”

“We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today,” the spokesperson said. “Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the guest’s family, friends, and loved ones. We are also providing support to the guests and team members affected.”

The spokesperson said the park team and local authorities responded immediately and that the company is cooperating fully with the investigation.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the closed coasters include Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, and Fury 325 at Carowinds in North Carolina. Nine of the ten closed rides were designed by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, the same company that built the Georgia Goliath.

Montreal’s La Ronde amusement park also temporarily shut down its own Goliath roller coaster as a precautionary measure. Carole Bricault, director of communications at La Ronde, said the ride will remain closed until an update is received from the manufacturer.

The Goliath Coaster

Goliath opened at Six Flags Over Georgia in 2006. The roller coaster reaches a top speed of 70 mph and stands 200 feet tall, according to the park’s website. The ride lasts about three and a half minutes and takes riders through what the website describes as “razor-sharp turns” and “colossal hills.”

The death would be at least the seventh at the Georgia park, according to the Doan Law Firm, which tracks amusement park accidents. That includes a 2006 incident in which a man had a likely heart attack on the Goliath coaster.

The incident comes less than two weeks after Six Flags Magic Mountain in California announced it was retiring its X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injuries caused by the ride.

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Six Flags Over Georgia was not scheduled to welcome guests again until the end of the week. No reopening date for the closed roller coasters has been announced.