A man died on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was 42. He fell from his seat and hit other people before landing below the ride. Deaths on roller coasters are very rare.
Six Flags closed nine similar rides across North America for a short time as a safety step. Georgia officials and the company that built the ride are looking into what happened.
US states, not the national government, control safety rules for rides at large parks. These rules differ between states. Senator Ed Markey and safety expert Brian Avery want more national rules. Parks generally follow safety standards from industry experts. These cover how companies build rides and the forces people feel on them.
