Identifican a profesor de Atlanta fallecido en montaña rusa Goliath

TRENTON, Nueva Jersey, EU, 13 de octubre de 2026.- Hassan Kariem, un profesor de 42 años residente de Atlanta, fue oficialmente identificado como el hombre que perdió la vida el lunes 12 de octubre tras caer de la montaña rusa Goliath en el parque Six Flags Over Georgia. El incidente ocasionó la evacuación del parque.

Kariem realizaba el trayecto en el juego mecánico junto a su hijo cuando ocurrió el fatal percance. Desde la parte baja de la instalación, su esposa e hija presenciaron los hechos.

Testimonios recabados señalan que Kariem se salió de su asiento por causas que aún se investigan y colisionó contra la estructura de la atracción antes de caer sobre el techo de una atracción adyacente.

Pasajeros que abordaron el tren indicaron que las imágenes capturadas por el sistema de fotografía souvenir del parque registraron el momento del incidente.

La atracción Goliath destaca por ser la estructura más alta de su tipo en Georgia y alcanza velocidades de hasta 70 millas por hora (aproximadamente 112 km/h). Tras confirmarse la identidad del docente y la gravedad del suceso, la compañía Six Flags determinó el cierre preventivo de nueve montañas rusas de gran escala con características operativas similares a nivel nacional.

🚨#BREAKING: The father who fell off the Goliath rollercoaster at Six Flags in Georgia has been identified as 42-year-old Hassan Kariem. Officers say they found Kariem beneath the ride unresponsive. They also confirmed that he hit multiple passengers on the way down, an active investigation into how this happened is still ongoing. Rest in peace, sir. Please say a prayer for his family today, cannot imagine the heartache and pain they are going through.

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) October 13, 2026

42-year-old Hassan Kariem, an Atlanta teacher, has been identified as the victim who fell to his death from a rollercoaster at Six Flags. Kariem was riding the Goliath rollercoaster with his son when he was flung from his seat. Kariem's wife and daughter reportedly watched from the ground. According to a witness, Kariem somehow came out of his seat and was hit by the rollercoaster multiple times before he plunged to the roof of a haunted house. "He hit a girl two rows in front of us on the Goliath ride right where the pictures are taken. His blood splattered over everybody, and his body fell behind one of the haunted attractions," said one woman on the ride. "You can see images of the person out of the seat. You can see him on the girl on her row," a rider said while speaking about the souvenir pictures. Goliath reaches top speeds of 70 mph and is Georgia's tallest rollercoaster. Six Flags has since shut down nine "gigacoasters" like Goliath throughout the country.

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 13, 2026