Rider falls to his death from Six Flags roller coaster
Police have identified the man who fell to his death while riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park outside Atlanta.
42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was an employee at an Atlanta charter school, according to local school officials.
He was found unresponsive when investigators arrived on the scene Monday afternoon at the Goliath roller coaster, the tallest at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Authorities say his body struck and injured other riders, despite efforts by fellow passengers to save him.
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