Man ejected from roller coaster at Six Flags Georgia theme park

A man died on Monday after falling from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, near Atlanta. Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, was thrown from his seat on the Goliath ride at around 4 p.m. He hit other riders and fell under the coaster. Police found him unresponsive when they arrived. Several other people were also hurt. Kariem worked as an IT manager and robotics coach at a charter school in Atlanta. After the incident, Six Flags closed at least nine similar rides at other parks while investigators looked into what happened. The company that built the ride also started its own investigation. Police spoke to witnesses and staff to find out whether a mechanical problem or a human error caused the ejection.