A roller coaster at an amusement park came to a halt during operation.
People getting off the ride walk down carefully in a line.
On the 12th local time, a man in his 40s riding a roller coaster fell and died at Six Flags, an amusement park in Georgia, USA.
[Ben Edwards / Passenger: We saw maintenance workers and paramedics running down, and we knew something major had happened.]
[Cassidy Delancy / Passenger: It kept clicking like the restraint was unlocking and locking again. I couldn't breathe. Nobody could breathe. Everyone was screaming and crying and a total mess.]
The roller coaster involved in the accident is a signature ride at Six Flags, with a maximum height exceeding 60 meters and top speeds reaching over 110 kilometers per hour.
[Connor Thompson / Visitor: I looked at the roller coaster and one of the seat restraints was completely unlatched. And people were shouting that someone fell.]
State authorities and police have launched an investigation, but the exact cause of the accident has not yet been determined.
The amusement park announced plans to reopen this coming Friday, stating that the ride in question will remain closed for the time being.
Six Flags, which operates about 30 amusement parks across North America, temporarily closed nine similar large roller coasters across the United States and Canada as a preventive measure.
Previously in July, two people who rode a Six Flags roller coaster in California underwent emergency surgery for consecutive brain injuries, leading to lawsuits.
With major rides halted due to the fatal accident during the Halloween season, one of the biggest peak periods, Six Flags' stock price plummeted by about 25% following the accident.
(Video Reported by Lee Hee-hoon | Video Edited by Lee Seung-yeol)
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