One dead and several injured in Georgia rollercoaster incident

One person died and several others were injured after a rollercoaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, 12 October, according to Cobb County officials. A police statement carried by local broadcaster WSB-TV put the incident at about 3.58pm local time.

Cobb County commission chair Lisa N. Cupid said one person had died and others were injured. WSB-TV reported a more precise figure of four people hurt, citing officials who spoke to its reporter Michele Newell. The police statement said several people were reported injured, without giving a number.

WSB-TV said its helicopter flew over the park as riders were evacuated from the Goliath rollercoaster. The BBC reported that officials had not explained how the person died or how the others were injured.

Cupid said county police had responded and detectives from the Major Crimes Unit were investigating the circumstances. In a statement carried by WSB-TV on Tuesday, Georgia’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire described its investigation as open and ongoing and said it could not provide further details.