1 dead, others hurt at Six Flags Over Georgia as man fell from coaster, guests say – NBC News

1 dead, others hurt at Six Flags Over Georgia as man fell from coaster, guests say  NBC News

A person died, and several others were injured at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, officials said, after witnesses reported seeing a man fall from a roller coaster. The Cobb County Department of Emergency Communications confirmed the death but did not provide additional details about the incident at about 4 p.m. at the amusement park just outside Atlanta. Cobb County Police said multiple park-goers were injured, though it’s not clear exactly how. The department’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating. Witnesses who spoke to NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta said they saw a man fall from the Goliath roller coaster, and at least two people said they saw him strike parts of the ride before he hit the ground.

“He fell and hit the car three different times,” a witness told the station. The witness said that the falling man was captured in their souvenir picture taken during the ride. He added that the man’s body hit others on the ride before falling onto the roof of a haunted house attraction below. Another witness told WXIA the man was on the ride with a young boy who appeared to be his son, while a woman who appeared to be his wife and a young girl watched from the ground. A third witness told WXIA that he and his wife saw the