Regulation of amusement parks is left to the states, and deaths are rare. But some say stronger rules are needed. By Jacey Fortin It was the kind of horrific accident that calls out for an explanation ...
The death of a 42-year-old man on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia this week has raised important questions about amusement park safety. The tragic incident follows reports of serious ...
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King says investigators are working around the clock to determine exactly what led to the deadly incident involving the Goliath ...
The horrific death of a man who was ejected from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia is drawing attention to the safety of amusement park rides that have become increasingly faster and steeper in ...
Six Flags has operated the Goliath roller coaster near Atlanta for two decades, propelling thrill-seekers along tubes of American-made steel at 70 miles an hour. When the ride was unveiled, the ...
SeaWorld Orlando’s Mako and Six Flags Over Georgia’s Goliath coasters were designed by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard Alamy SeaWorld Orlando closed its Mako roller coaster following a fatal ...
Several roller coasters in Central Florida are from the same company as the Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster that a man fell from on Monday. Witnesses told local news stations the man had fallen ...
Riders on a Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster where a teacher plunged to his death heard a “weird clicking,” and staff checked their restraints “multiple times” before the disaster, witnesses said ...
A man who fell to his death from a roller coaster at an Atlanta-area amusement park was not the first to die on such a ride in recent years. Authorities have not released information about how 42-year ...
A witness who says she saw the man fly off a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia says she didn't process what had just happened ... until she got closer to where he landed. Britny Landry says she ...
Local media showed passengers being evacuated from the Goliath coaster, which reaches a maximum height of 61 meters and speeds of up to 113 km/h. One person has died and several others were injured in ...
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