Six Flags says it will install seat belts on Georgia roller coaster after rider's death

PBS NewsHour24 October 2026, 17:32 UTCUnited States of America

The theme park operator announced the extra safeguard less than two weeks after 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem of Atlanta died after being ejected from his seat on the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.

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