Six Flags Closes Rides After One Dies in Georgia Roller-Coaster Incident
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Six Flags Over Georgia closed multiple rides after one person died and several others were injured in an incident involving a rollercoaster at the amusement park northwest of Atlanta on Monday afternoon, according to The Indian Express.
Police and park officials did not identify the ride involved or say how the person died. Aerial footage and local television broadcasts showed passengers being helped off the Goliath roller coaster, which appeared to have stopped. Witnesses told local media that a man had been thrown from the ride, but those accounts had not been independently verified or confirmed by authorities.
The Cobb County Police Department is investigating. Six Flags said employees and local authorities responded immediately and that the company was cooperating with the investigation. The park offered condolences to the guest’s family, friends and loved ones.
Goliath opened in 2006 and rises about 200 feet, with a drop of roughly 170 feet. The ride can reach speeds of up to 70 mph. Officials had not established what caused the injuries or confirmed that Goliath was the ride involved.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs attribution narrowed to the supported source and the opening corrected to match the reported roller-coaster incident. - "according to reports from The New York Times and The Indian Express": The source material provides only a New York Times title and does not support attributing the detailed reporting in the story to The New York Times. - "Six Flags Over Georgia closed multiple rides after one person died and several others were injured in an incident at the amusement park northwest of Atlanta on Monday afternoon, according to reports from The New York Times and The Indian Express.": The Indian Express source says the incident involved a rollercoaster, not just an unspecified incident at the amusement park.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Six Flags Closes Rides After One Dies in Georgia Roller-Coaster Incident
Six Flags Over Georgia closed multiple rides after one person died and several others were injured in an incident involving a rollercoaster at the amusement park northwest of Atlanta on Monday afternoon, according to reports from The New York Times and The Indian Express.
Police and park officials did not identify the ride involved or say how the person died. Aerial footage and local television broadcasts showed passengers being helped off the Goliath roller coaster, which appeared to have stopped. Witnesses told local media that a man had been thrown from the ride, but those accounts had not been independently verified or confirmed by authorities.
The Cobb County Police Department is investigating. Six Flags said employees and local authorities responded immediately and that the company was cooperating with the investigation. The park offered condolences to the guest’s family, friends and loved ones.
Goliath opened in 2006 and rises about 200 feet, with a drop of roughly 170 feet. The ride can reach speeds of up to 70 mph. Officials had not established what caused the injuries or confirmed that Goliath was the ride involved.
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