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Investigation Finds Hundreds of ‘Injuries and Dangerous Malfunctions’ at Six Flags Before Lethal Goliath Accident

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Investigation Finds Hundreds of ‘Injuries and Dangerous Malfunctions’ at Six Flags Before Lethal Goliath Accident

The accident that killed one man and injured several others at Six Flags Over Georgia this week follows accusations of slipshod maintenance and hundreds of injuries at Six Flags parks over the past few years, according to CNN.

On Monday, 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem fell to his death after being ejected from the Goliath roller coaster, striking others as he fell; several riders were injured. The incident prompted Six Flags to temporarily close at least 10 rides at various parks and has further shaken confidence in the company’s recovery, according to the Wall Street Journal (stock is down 80% since the close of a 2024 merger with Cedar Fair).

CNN found that maintenance and safety records across more than a dozen Six Flags-owned parks in three states (of 30 parks across 13 states) show that within the last five years, incidents included “a train derailment, faulty restraint bars and guest injuries including dislocated joints and concussions.”

” Incidents at New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure included a 2024 train derailment, seven separate evacuations of a log ride, and a child who injured his head on a coaster restraint, according to CNN—not to mention a coaster called El Toro that the state found structurally unsound and shut down for most of a year after a jolt injured over a dozen riders in August 2022.



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