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One impermanent has died and respective others are injured aft an incidental connected 1 of Six Flags Over Georgia's roller coasters connected Monday, officials person confirmed.
The Cobb County Police Department said the incidental happened soon earlier 4 p.m. astatine the park.
"Several radical were reported injured, and 1 idiosyncratic has died," the constabulary section said successful a statement.
While the bureau did not springiness specifics astir which roller coaster the incidental involved, CBS News Atlanta cameras saw that the park's Goliath thrust had unopen down, and guests were being evacuated from the ride's largest elevation via an exigency stairway.
Details astir the concern stay limited, and authorities person not released the guest's identity.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Six Flags said the institution was "deeply saddened" by the incident.
"Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the guest's family, friends, and loved ones. We are besides providing enactment to the guests and squad members affected," the spokesperson said. "The parkland squad and section authorities responded immediately, and we are cooperating afloat with section authorities arsenic they implicit their investigation."
Riders were evacuated from Goliath aft the deadly incident.
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Mableton Mayor Michael Owens said the city's nationalist information manager is coordinating with Cobb County constabulary and the parkland astir the situation.
First opened successful 2006, the Goliath reaches a apical tallness of 200 feet — the largest successful the parkland — and drops 170 feet down astatine speeds of up to 70 miles per hour.
Last month, the institution announced it would beryllium permanently closing its X2 roller coaster astatine Six Flags Magic Mountain successful California. The closure comes amid multiple lawsuits alleging that much than 100 riders were near with encephalon injuries connected with the ride.
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