COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Witnesses say they have been haunted by the aftermath of a man falling from a ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Hassan Kariem, 42, was ejected from Goliath on Monday afternoon, hit several other riders and was pronounced dead after falling under the ride.
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Channel 2’s Ashlyn Webb spoke to a couple who had just gotten off of the roller coaster when they heard a man scream.
“‘Man, I think I saw something fly. I think it was a body.’ I immediately was like, that can’t be true,” Vanessa Sowemino said.
They describe the chaos that erupted just moments later, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m.
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