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Six Flags Rider 'Passed Out' Before Fatal Fall: Family
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Key Points:
- Hassan Kariem, a local teacher, died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia while celebrating his niece's 13th birthday; his restraints reportedly came loose during the ride.
- Kariem fell onto the roof of a haunted house after striking other riders, and his niece reported he had passed out before the restraint failure.
- Family members describe the incident as a potential freak accident but question whether it could have been prevented, especially after a prior report of a restraint malfunction on the same coaster.
- Authorities, including police, state regulators, and the coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, have closed 11 roller coasters across the US and Canada to investigate the incident.
