One killed, several injured in Georgia roller coaster ‘incident’

Six Flags temporarily closes nine similar coasters after a fatal accident at its Georgia amusement park.Published On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026A person has died and several others have been injured in an incident involving a rollercoaster at an amusement park in the state of Georgia in the United States.The incident happened on Monday at the Six Flags amusement park, about 15 miles (24km) northwest of Atlanta.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why the Cornell gang rape case has raised concerns about fraternity culturelist 2 of 3Two deaths reported as Hurricane Simon, storm Rachel batter Mexico’s coastlist 3 of 3Man dies after fall from Six Flags rollercoaster in Georgiaend of listOfficials are investigating the death but have yet to confirm its nature or how the others were injured.Images and videos have been circulating online that appear to show a man who seems to have been ejected from his seat and landed on the ground.Al Jazeera has not independently verified the footage.Six Flags has since closed nine rollercoasters at six of its parks “out of an abundance of caution”, a spokesperson said, adding that they are similar to the one involved in the incident.Police and the c...