Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death
A roller coaster is shown at Six Flags over Georgia on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien) Correction changes location to outside Atlanta.
ATLANTA (AP) — Witnesses watched in horror as a man riding a roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia was ejected from his seat, almost seeming to hover above the car before hitting several people and falling to his death.
The nightmarish death prompted Six Flags to temporarily close nine similar coasters across North America.