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

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-24T19:44:36+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/24/six-flags-goliath-rollercoaster-seatbelts
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/six-flags-to-reopen-goliath-rollercoaster-but-now-with-seatbelts-after-5c6530/

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 secon

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