t went back up in the air, flipped, came down [he] hit the cart, went back up in the air came down, hit the cart again and then the ride stopped,  he told NBC News.  As the last hit happened... we made direct eye contact with him. 

In a video taken after they got off the ride, Conner's fiancée was visibly emotional as she tries to describe what they just witnessed.

 The Goliath at Six Flags just launch a man out of his seat, three times on our car,  she says through tears.

Witnesses who spoke to WXIA were emotional as they described seeing the man strike parts of the ride several times and hit others before landing beneath the attraction.

 He fell and hit the car three different times,  a witness told the station, adding that the falling man was captured in their souvenir picture taken during the ride.

Britny Landry had been on the ride earlier Monday and was waiting in line to go again.

 We just look, and I just see somebody fly out,  she told KTVU-TV. She said she wasn't sure at first what she saw.  Maybe somebody had a bag or something. 

Nicholas Mendenhall told TODAY he rode the rollercoaster with his son ten minutes prior to the incident.

 He came up out of his car, he was in his seat, and went forward and just came down head first,  he said.  It was in slow motion. And there was a moment where I was like  God just let this man stay in that cart.' It all happened so fast. 

Lisa Cupid, Cobb County Board of Commissioners chairwoman, said the man's next of kin have been notified.

 I cannot imagine the horror the patrons and employees witnessed today, and my heart aches for the family who lost a loved one,  Cupid said.  We are all grappling with how something so devastating could happen at a place that has given generations of families such happy memories. 

One person died and others were injured in an incident involving a roller coaster on Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia.

Six Flags closes roller coasters nationwide

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks  out of an abundance of caution,  according to a company spokesperson, who said staff members and local authorities responded immediately and that the park is cooperating with the investigation.

 We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today,  the spokesperson said, adding that the company is providing support to guests and staff who were impacted.

Six Flags did not immediately respond to messages seeking additional information Tuesday. A message seeking comment also was sent to Georgia's Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, which oversees ride inspections.

Goliath, which opened in 2006, reaches a top speed of 70 mph with a height of 200 feet, according to the park's website. The park in suburban Atlanta opened in 1967.

Riders  navigate through razor-sharp turns and soar over colossal hills,  during the more than three-minute ride, the website says.

Other recent roller coaster deaths and safety claims

The death is at least the seventh at the Georgia park since 1989, including two people who were in restricted areas and struck by roller coasters and two who died in auto accidents, according to the Doan Law Firm, which tallies amusement park accidents and represents victims.

In 2006, a man died after likely having a heart attack on the Goliath coaster, the law firm said.

The latest death comes less than two weeks after Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California announced the retirement of its X2 roller coaster following lawsuits alleging riders suffered serious brain injuries. The park settled one wrongful-death lawsuit with the family of a 22-year-old man who died after riding the coaster in 2022.

Last year, a 32-year-old man died from blunt impact injuries after riding a high-speed roller coaster at the Universal Epic Universe theme park in Florida. His death was ruled accidental.