Man dies after falling off roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, police and witnesses say

A man has died at Six Flags Over Georgia, police said, with witnesses telling CNN affiliate WXIA they watched the man fall off a roller coaster.

Several others were injured, Cobb County police said.

Six Flags Over Georgia addressed the incident in a statement, saying: “We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the guest’s family, friends, and loved ones.”

Other riders were being evacuated from the roller coaster, aerial video from WXIA showed.

The death comes nearly two weeks after Six Flags Magic Mountain in California announced it will permanently close its world-famous ride X2, following a CNN investigation that exposed a long history of life-altering injuries and deaths linked to the roller coaster.

Six Flags to close world-famous roller coaster after CNN investigation exposed years of injuries and deaths

Six Flags Magic Mountain President Brian Oerding wrote in a blog post that while the X2 roller coaster has “consistently passed a multitude of safety tests, we have decided to close the ride because we believe it’s the right thing to do.”

He added, “Ride safety is a cornerstone of our business, and when we see guest confidence affected, we take it seriously.”

Allegations that the Southern California thrill ride injured riders date back more than a decade, but had been largely kept under wraps until CNN’s investigation this summer revealed more than a dozen reports of serious injuries and hospitalizations associated with the ride, including at least two deaths. Most recently, two women ended up in the same Santa Clarita emergency room with brain injuries after riding X2 just six days apart in July.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

警方称，一名男子在佐治亚州六旗乐园死亡，目击者告诉 CNN 附属电视台 WXIA，他们看到该男子从过山车上摔了下来。

科布县警方称，另有多人受伤。

佐治亚州六旗乐园就此事发表声明称：“我们对今天发生在乐园里的游客事件深感悲痛。我们向遇难游客的家人、朋友和亲人致以最深切的慰问。”

WXIA电视台的航拍视频显示，其他乘客正在从过山车上撤离。

这起死亡事件发生在加州六旗魔术山宣布将永久关闭其举世闻名的游乐设施 X2 近两周之后。此前，CNN 的一项调查揭露了与该过山车相关的长期存在的改变人生的伤害和死亡事件。

在CNN调查揭露多年来造成人员伤亡后，六旗乐园将关闭世界著名的过山车。

六旗魔术山总裁布莱恩·奥尔丁在一篇博客文章中写道，虽然 X2 过山车“一直通过了多项安全测试，但我们决定关闭该游乐设施，因为我们认为这是正确的事情。”

他补充道：“游乐设施安全是我们业务的基石，一旦发现游客的信心受到影响，我们就会严肃对待。”

十多年来，一直有指控称南加州的刺激游乐设施X2会造成乘客受伤，但这些指控大多被掩盖，直到今年夏天CNN的调查才揭露了十几起与该游乐设施相关的严重受伤和住院案例，其中包括至少两起死亡事件。最近，7月份，两名女性在短短六天内乘坐X2后，因脑部受伤被送往圣克拉里塔同一家急诊室。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。