Police say an Atlanta man killed on a roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia was thrown from the ride and struck other patrons before landing below.

Local media showed passengers being evacuated from the Goliath coaster, which reaches a maximum height of 61 meters and speeds of up to 113 km/h.

One person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six Flags roller coaster Monday afternoon in Georgia, according to police.

A fatal incident on the 200-foot-tall Goliath hypercoaster left passengers stranded before emergency personnel evacuated the ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.

Witnesses give accounts of a man falling to his death at Six Flags in Georgia. The company has temporarily closed similar roller coasters at multiple parks after the incident on the Goliath ride.

One person has died, and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six Flags roller coaster on Monday (Oct 12) afternoon in Georgia, according to police.Officials did not confirm how the person died or what caused the others to be injured at Six Flags Over Georgia, about 24km northwest of Atlanta

One person has died, and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six Flags roller coaster on Monday (Oct 12) afternoon in Georgia, according to police.Officials did not confirm how the person died or what caused the others to be injured at Six Flags Over Georgia, about 24km northwest of Atlanta

Police say an Atlanta man killed on a roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia was thrown from his seat and struck other patrons before landing below.

Six Flags has temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks.