1 dead, several injured in incident on Six Flags ride
Six Flags has temporarily closed nine roller-coasters across six parks following a fatal incident at Six Flags Over Georgia. Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the death and injuries, while the park expresses condolences.
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Raises significant safety concerns regarding amusement park operations and public liability.
Warning: Graphic content AUSTELL, Ga. — Six Flags temporarily closed nine roller-coasters across six amusement parks on Monday after one person died and several others were injured in an incident involving a coaster in Georgia. Officials did not confirm how the person died, nor how the others were injured or their medical conditions after the incident at Six Flags Over Georgia, about 24 kilometres northwest of Atlanta. Cobb County Police Department major crimes unit detectives are investigating. Attractions at the parks that are similar to the coaster in Austell, Georgia, were closed “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a Six Flags Entertainment Corporation spokesperson, who said staff members and local authorities responded immediately and the park is cooperating with the investigation.
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