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

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem fell from ride earlier this month, spurring amusement park to temporarily shut it down 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. Continue reading...

Uwa Ede-Osifo · Sat, Oct 24, 2026, 12:44 PM
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Six Flags to reopen Goliath rollercoaster – but now with seatbelts after recent rider death

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem fell from ride earlier this month, spurring amusement park to temporarily shut it down

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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