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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Uwa Ede-Osifo

Six Flags to reopen Goliath rollercoaster – but now with seatbelts after recent rider death

A tall rollercoaster track over an amusement park.
The Goliath rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Photograph: Christopher Oquendo/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Six Flags will install seatbelts on its Goliath rollercoaster in Georgia, after a rider plummeted to his death earlier this month.

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old father and educator, was thrown from his seat on the Goliath, a coaster that plunges riders down 165ft, before a second drop of 180ft. On his way down, he collided with the ride’s other cars.

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