Man dies after being ejected from rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia
October 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM · Updated 2d ago
8 reports · 3 in Arabic, 5 in English · over 29 hours
هزم السرطان مرتين وصرعه قطار الملاهي.. مأساة شاب تثير تعاطفا وسخطا في أمريكا
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How a day of fun and thrill-seeking turned into a horrifying tragedy at Six Flags
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What we know about the fatal roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia
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What we know about the man who died falling from a Six Flags rollercoaster
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سقوط ضحايا في حادث متنزه ترفيهي أمريكي | مصراوي
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Watch: 'Traumatic' - Witnesses recount moment man fell out of Six Flags roller coaster
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Man who died in Six Flags rollercoaster fall in Georgia was a father and educator
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وفاة شخص وإصابة آخرين في حادث داخل متنزه بولاية جورجيا الأمريكية (فيديو)
(opens the publisher’s site)An Atlanta educator has died after being ejected from a rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, triggering an investigation and park closures.
- Police identified the victim as 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, an educator at Wesley International Academy and father of a 10-year-old daughter.
- Cobb County Police's major crimes unit has launched an investigation; witnesses said Kariem fell from the Goliath coaster and struck its structure.
- Six Flags temporarily closed nine rollercoasters across six US amusement parks after the incident.
- Atlanta Public Schools said Kariem was a cherished member of the Wesley International Academy community and extended condolences.
- Six Flags officials said staff found Kariem beneath the ride, unresponsive and not breathing.
- Park officials said several other people were also injured in the incident.
- Police said Kariem struck other patrons before falling beneath the ride at the Georgia park.
- Georgia's insurance and fire safety commissioner has launched a review of the incident, officials confirmed.
- Police said Kariem was an IT manager and robotics coach at an Atlanta charter school.
- Police confirmed the fatal incident occurred Monday when Kariem was ejected from the ride.
- Six Flags closed at least ten similar rides across six parks in the US and Canada, up from nine.