(TW) Man Died From Roller Coaster Accident

[RAMROD 118,318]

 

In a horrifying scene witnessed by dozens of park-goers, a man died after being ejected from a car on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday.

In a statement, Six Flags said they were "deeply saddened by the guest incident," and that park workers and local authorities responded immediately. 

Witnesses described a horrific scene, saying the man fell and hit the ride several times. One witness told Cody Alcorn that the falling man was captured on their souvenir picture.

"He was in our pictures," the witness said. "He fell and hit the car three different times."

A husband and wife on the ride saw the man ejected from his car and bouncing off the coaster three times. 

"We saw it all," the man said. 

"We were having a great time and went to 'Oh my God, what is happening?' " the woman said. 

They both said workers checked their safety harness before the ride. 

 

Rescue video and full article:

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/riders-stuck-on-the-six-flags-goliath-roller-coaster/85-5a07f6d0-6ab6-458e-8b7b-4d3619436b4b

 

 

Witnesses reports:

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by RAMROD

[timdrake 3,036]

dude some awful accidents and mechanical failures are happening at amusement parks these days, that's terrible 

[Madame Goo Goo 4,156]

That’s so sad. I haven’t been to Six Flags Over Georgia since COVID, I used to have a season pass but the direction things have been going I just know that those underpaid high school employees aren’t doing a thing to prevent accidents like this. Not to mention the company is likely cutting corners in other ways. The price for admission used to be around ~$60, it dropped to $30 for a few years and is in the $40s now, which has always made me nervous to go back. Ironically I was planning to go back soon, and was looking forward to riding this ride, but now I’m 😬

[gagzus 26,625]

and this is way my mf gay ass will NEVER get on a rollercoaster omg 

[bxr 3,409]

36 minutes ago, Madame Goo Goo said:

That’s so sad. I haven’t been to Six Flags Over Georgia since COVID, I used to have a season pass but the direction things have been going I just know that those underpaid high school employees aren’t doing a thing to prevent accidents like this. Not to mention the company is likely cutting corners in other ways. The price for admission used to be around ~$60, it dropped to $30 for a few years and is in the $40s now, which has always made me nervous to go back. Ironically I was planning to go back soon, and was looking forward to riding this ride, but now I’m 😬

That’s wilde … my friends and I used to go in high school, I think the Georgia Scorcher and Deja Vu might have been the hyped coasters back then but it’s been awhile …

I do remember there was a coaster that was a bit notorious for causing people’s ears to bleed (something about the headrest design, like the width on the sides in conjunction with the motion of the coaster caused riders’ heads to shake from side to side at a high velocity), maybe the Ninja?

But that’s just to say, if that was then, I can’t even imagine what the leniency with oversight is now … 

Stay safe, and watch out for each other out there 

[Duella Dvil 12,529]

Oh.

I've ridden that coaster. That's so awful.

Cannot imagine how terrifying that ride must have been for everyone since (I'm assuming) it completed its course. Like that feeling of "my restraint could be next to fail" is going to haunt them forever.

I hope six flags personally covers everyone on that rides therapy sessions.

[loveandpeace 2,460]

I don't get what's so entertaining about putting your life at risk with these games, but okay.