The father who died at Six Flags Over Georgia after falling off the Goliath roller coaster has been identified.42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was killed after falling from the 200ft tall theme park attraction while the ride was in progress.Man killed at Six Flags Over Georgia identifiedKariem was on board the roller coaster with his son as his wife and daughter watched on at the time of the tragic incident.He fell from the roller coaster, as terrified eyewitnesses looked on.
His fall may even have been captured on souvenir photos taken as the ride goes around.It believed that Hassan struck three cars before landing below in a haunted house, according to witness reports.Logan Conner, an attendee at the park yesterday, said that the man who fell ‘started levitating in the air sideways’ as he fell.Officials later said that four other people were injured.Another woman on board the ride said: “He hit a girl two rows in front of us on the Goliath ride right where the pictures are taken,”His blood splattered over everybody, and his body fell behind one of the haunted attractions.”Six Flags, the biggest amusement park company in the USA, has shut down the nine ‘gigacoasters’ at its parks across the USA ‘out of an abundance of caution.’