Roller Coaster Stalls Mid-Air... One Dead in Georgia Amusement Park Accident

Local media outlet WSB TV reported that a roller coaster accident at an amusement park near Atlanta, Georgia, resulted in five casualties on the 12th local time.

According to the Cobb County Police Department, at least one person died and four others were injured at around 4:00 p.m. on the Goliath roller coaster located at the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park.

While the major crimes unit has launched an investigation into the accident, police have not yet released specific details regarding the deaths and injuries.

Regarding the incident, WSB TV reported that the Goliath stalled in mid-air and numerous riders were seen evacuating on foot.

Goliath is a signature roller coaster at Six Flags, built at a cost of 20 million dollars (approx. 26.8 billion KRW), and marks its 20th year of operation this year.

Shortly after its opening in 2006, a 45-year-old man died of a heart attack while riding the roller coaster.

Six Flags, which operates amusement parks in 34 locations across the United States, has recently drawn criticism due to various accidents occurring on its roller coasters.

Last August, two female passengers who boarded the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California underwent emergency surgery for cerebral hemorrhage symptoms a week apart from each other.

CNN reported that over the past two decades, the X2 has been linked to about ten cases of serious injury and hospitalization, with two of those individuals ultimately losing their lives.

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