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  "id": 16352840,
  "title": "Six Flags says it will install seat belts on Georgia roller coaster after rider's death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/six-flags-says-it-will-install-seat-belts-on-georgia-roller-coaster-16352840",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T17:32:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/six-flags-says-it-will-install-seat-belts-on-georgia-roller-coaster-after-riders-death"
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  "account": "Six Flags has pledged to install seat belts on its Georgia roller coaster following the recent fatal accident. CEO John Reilly announced the safety upgrade on Friday, less than two weeks after 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem lost his life while being ejected from the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. The company's rides with similar restraints will also undergo the safety modification. Goliath remains closed while authorities investigate the incident. Six Flags has temporarily shut down eight more roller coasters at five parks across the U.S. and Canada, all manufactured by Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard and featuring similar clamshell restraints. The U.S. patent for the restraint system, granted in 2001, highlights its design to give riders a feeling of flying while ensuring security. Other non-Six Flags theme parks, such as SeaWorld Orlando and La Ronde in Montreal, have also closed roller coasters with clamshell restraints in response to the tragedy.",
  "summary": "The theme park operator announced the extra safeguard less than two weeks after 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem of Atlanta died after being ejected from his seat on the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Six Flags says it will install seat belts on Georgia roller coaster after rider’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/six-flags-says-it-will-install-seat-belts-on-georgia-roller-coaster-16355295",
        "published": "2026-10-24T17:04:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Six Flags says it will install seat belts on Georgia roller coaster after rider’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/six-flags-says-it-will-install-seat-belts-on-georgia-roller-coaster",
        "published": "2026-10-24T17:04:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Six Flags says it will install seat belts on Georgia roller coaster after rider's death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/six-flags-says-it-will-install-seat-belts-on-georgia-roller-coaster-16349222",
        "published": "2026-10-24T17:12:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Six Flags announces new safety measures for Goliath coaster following rider death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/six-flags-announces-new-safety-measures-for-goliath-coaster-following",
        "published": "2026-10-24T19:09:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Six Flags to reopen Goliath rollercoaster – but now with seatbelts after recent rider death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/six-flags-to-reopen-goliath-rollercoaster-but-now-with-seatbelts",
        "published": "2026-10-24T19:44:36.000Z"
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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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