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Six Flags Closes 9 Rides After Death
One person dies at Six Flags Georgia coaster incident.
In brief
One person dies at Six Flags Georgia coaster incident. Six Flags closed nine rides after a death at a Georgia coaster, marking at least the seventh fatality at the park since 2006. Originally reported by Houstonchronicle.
Six Flags closes 9 rides
Six Flags temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks after one person died in a Georgia incident.
One person dies in coaster incident
One person died and several others were injured in a roller coaster incident near Atlanta, Georgia.
Investigation underway
Cobb County Police are investigating the incident after a roller coaster passenger evacuation was shown on local TV.
Roller coaster details
The Goliath coaster, opened in 2006, reaches 70 mph speeds and 200-foot heights with sharp turns and hills.
At least seventh death
This death is the seventh at the Georgia park since 2006, including a 2006 incident where a man likely had a heart attack.
What it means
Six Flags closed nine rides after a death at a Georgia coaster, marking at least the seventh fatality at the park since 2006.
