Six Flags shuts nine roller coasters, stock slides 16% after a fatal accident in Georgia

Summary

A person died on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, about 15 miles northwest of Atlanta, on October 12, and others were hurt, the LA Times and NBC News reported. Police said the rider, from Atlanta, was thrown from the ride and struck other patrons before landing below, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. said it temporarily shut down nine similar roller coasters at six of its theme parks in the U.S. and Canada, among them Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, according to the Inquirer, and Six Flags Magic Mountain shut down a second coaster amid safety concerns, the LA Times reported. The company's stock slid 16% after officials confirmed the death, extending a slide that started in September, CBS News reported on October 13.

Latest: Six Flags temporarily shut down nine similar roller coasters at six of its parks and its stock slid 16%, after police said the rider killed at Six Flags Over Georgia was thrown from the ride and struck other patrons.

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