Family of US man who died on Six Flags ride question if death was preventable

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem in an undated photo. Kariem died after he was thrown from his seat while riding a rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday. Photograph: Kelvin Johnson/AP

The family of a man who was ejected from a rollercoaster at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia and died has publicly questioned whether the death could have been prevented.

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was riding the Goliath rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta alongside his niece during a family trip to celebrate her birthday when he was thrown from the ride. His niece witnessed her uncle’s death, a relative told the Atlanta ABC News affiliate WSB-TV.