<p>Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem fell from ride earlier this month, spurring amusement park to temporarily shut it down</p><p>Six Flags will install seatbelts on its Goliath rollercoaster in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/state-of-georgia">Georgia</a>, after a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/six-flags-rollercoaster-death">rider</a> plummeted to his death earlier this month.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/24/six-flags-goliath-rollercoaster-seatbelts">Continue reading...</a>
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Six Flags to reopen Goliath rollercoaster – but now with seatbelts after recent rider death
<p>Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem fell from ride earlier this month, spurring amusement park to temporarily shut it down</p><p>Six Flags will install seatbelts on its Goliath rollercoaster in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/state-of-georgia">Georgia</a>, after a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/six-flags-rollercoaster-death">rider</a> plummeted to his death earlier this month.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/24/six-flags-goliath-rollercoaster-seatbelts">Continue reading...</a>