One person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six Flags roller coaster Monday afternoon in Georgia, according to police.
Officials did not confirm how the person died or what caused the others to be injured at Six Flags Over Georgia, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta. This death would be at least the seventh at the Georgia park, including one in 2006 in which a man had a likely heart attack on the Goliath coaster, according to the Doan Law Firm, whose practice areas include amusement park accidents.
Detectives will investigate the circumstances, according to the Cobb County Police Department. “We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today,” the spokesperson said.
Last month, Six Flags Magic Mountain, in Southern California, announced that it was retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused by the ride. He died from blunt impact injuries and his death was ruled accidental. 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.
