Man who fell to his death while riding Six Flags roller coaster identified

ATLANTA (ANF/Gray News) - Police have identified the man who died on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia Monday afternoon.Cobb County police identified the victim Tuesday as 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem of Atlanta. According to witnesses, the man fell to his death from the Goliath roller coaster, which goes at 70 miles per hour and drops twice — once at 170 feet and the other at 175 feet.According to police, Kariem was ejected from the ride, falling off the roller coaster and hitting other patrons. His body was found on a nearby roof.Several other people were injured. The exact number of victims and the extent of their injuries are unknown.Riders were stuck on the roller coaster following the incident and had to be helped to the ground.Six Flags Over Georgia was shut down after the incident and remained closed on Tuesday. The park will reopen on Friday, according to its website.Six Flags has temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six parks “out of an abundance of