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  "id": 14147907,
  "title": "US roller coaster ‘incident’ kills one, injures several",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/us-roller-coaster-incident-kills-one-injures-several-14147907",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-roller-coaster-incident-kills-one-injures-several/"
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  "summary": "One person was killed and several others were injured following an incident on the Goliath roller coaster at the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park in Cobb County, located about 15 miles northwest of Atlanta. While authorities have not stated what caused the death, the Times of India reports a man died after being ejected from the roller coaster on Monday.\n\nWitnesses described a horrifying scene, with the Times of India reporting that the man appeared to be thrown from his coaster car, striking the ride multiple times before landing on the roof of a haunted house attraction below. One passenger noted that the man’s body struck other riders during the fall and mentioned the incident was captured in a souvenir photograph.\n\nThe incident resulted in an evacuation of the park and left other riders stranded on an incline. According to the Times of India, the deceased man had been on the ride with his son while his wife and daughter watched from the ground.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "1 Dead, Several Injured In Incident At Six Flags Roller Coaster In Georgia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/1-dead-several-injured-in-incident-at-six-flags-roller-coaster-in",
        "published": "2026-10-13T02:11:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "One dead and several injured after incident involving US rollercoaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/one-dead-and-several-injured-after-incident-involving-us-rollercoaster",
        "published": "2026-10-13T02:39:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "1 Dead, Several Injured In Roller Coaster Incident At Six Flags Over Georgia Near Atlanta, Police Launch Probe | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/1-dead-several-injured-in-roller-coaster-incident-at-six-flags-over",
        "published": "2026-10-13T03:02:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US roller coaster ‘incident’ kills 1, injures several",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/us-roller-coaster-incident-kills-1-injures-several",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:20:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "US roller coaster ‘incident’ kills one, injures several",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/us-roller-coaster-incident-kills-one-injures-several",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:46:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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