Roller coaster incident at US theme park kills one and injures several

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

The incident took place at Six Flags Over Georgia, about 24 kilometres north-west of Atlanta, according to the Cobb County Police Department.

Detectives in the department's major crimes unit will investigate the incident.

Officials did not confirm how the person died or what caused the others to be injured.

A Six Flags spokesperson said the park and local authorities responded immediately and are fully cooperating with local authorities as they investigate.

"We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today,"

the spokesperson said.

Last month, Six Flags Magic Mountain in southern California announced it was retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused by the ride.

Six Flags recently settled a wrongful-death lawsuit from the family of a 22-year-old man who died after riding the coaster in 2022, and three more lawsuits alleging traumatic brain injuries were filed last week.

Last year, a 32-year-old man died after riding a high-speed roller coaster at the Universal Epic Universe theme park in Florida.

He died from blunt impact injuries, and his death was ruled accidental.