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Watch: 'Super bizarre, traumatic' - Witnesses recount fatal Six Flags incident Warning: This story includes distressing content A man has died after falling from a rollercoaster at a Six Flags amusement park on Monday in the US state of Georgia.
观看:“超级离奇,令人痛苦”——目击者讲述六旗致命事件 警告:这个故事包含令人痛苦的内容 周一,一名男子在美国佐治亚州六旗游乐园从过山车坠落后死亡。
The man, Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, was found dead under the ride after being ejected and hitting other people on it, according to police.
据警方称,这名男子名叫哈桑·吉哈德·伊本·卡里姆 (Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem),42 岁,他被弹出并撞到了车上的其他人,随后被发现死亡在车下。
An investigation is under way and few details have yet to be released about what happened.
调查正在进行中,有关所发生事件的细节尚未公布。
Six Flags, the largest amusement park operator in North America, has temporarily closed nine rides across the US and Canada as a precaution.
作为预防措施,北美最大的游乐园运营商六旗游乐园已暂时关闭美国和加拿大的九个游乐设施。
Here's what we know so far about the incident. Watch: Aerial footage shows riders stuck on Six Flags roller coaster The Cobb County Police Department said the incident at the Six Flags Over Georgia park happened just before 16:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Monday.
以下是迄今为止我们对该事件的了解。 观看:航拍镜头显示乘客被困在六旗过山车上 科布县警察局表示,佐治亚六旗公园的事件发生在当地时间周一 16:00(格林尼治标准时间 20:00)之前。
"Officers working at the park responded to an incident involving a male guest on a roller coaster," it said in a statement on Tuesday.
周二,公园在一份声明中表示,“公园工作人员对一起涉及一名男性游客乘坐过山车的事件做出了回应”。
"Preliminary information gathered through witness and employee interview indicates Kariem was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling beneath the attraction."
“通过目击者和员工采访收集到的初步信息表明,卡里姆被从游乐设施中弹出,并袭击了其他顾客,然后跌落到景点下方。”
The ride involved has not been specified but aerial footage from news helicopters showed the Goliath rollercoaster stopped midway, and multiple witnesses have identified the ride as the one involved in the incident.
所涉及的游乐设施尚未具体说明,但新闻直升机的空中镜头显示歌利亚过山车在中途停止,多名目击者已确认该游乐设施与事件有关。
The office of the state's insurance and fire safety commissioner, which enforces amusement park safety rules in Georgia, is also conducting a review.
负责执行佐治亚州游乐园安全规则的州保险和消防安全专员办公室也在进行审查。
John King, the current commissioner who is running for re-election, said during a debate on Tuesday that "our very professional inspectors have inspected every one of those before the park season even started".
正在竞选连任的现任专员约翰·金 (John King) 在周二的一场辩论中表示,“我们非常专业的检查员在公园季节开始之前就对每一个都进行了检查”。
"They're currently on the ground looking at every nook and cranny, conducting interviews and conducting a thorough review of what happened," he said.
他说:“他们目前正在实地查看每一个角落,进行采访并对所发生的事情进行彻底审查。”
Officials have not held a news conference on the incident.
官员尚未就该事件举行新闻发布会。
The Goliath ride opened in 2006, and it has an elevation of 200ft (60m), a 170ft plunge, a 540-degree spiral, and a speed of up to 70mph (112km/h), according to the park website.
据公园网站介绍,歌利亚游乐设施于 2006 年开放,海拔 200 英尺(60m),落差 170 英尺,540 度螺旋,速度高达 70 英里/小时(112 公里/小时)。
On its "thrill scale", Six Flags ranks Goliath at level four out of five.
在“惊险程度”方面,六旗将歌利亚列为第四级(满分五级)。
The company said in a statement that it was "deeply saddened by the guest incident" and that "our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the guest's family, friends, and loved ones".
该公司在一份声明中表示,“对客人的事件深感悲痛”,“我们向客人的家人、朋友和亲人表示哀悼和衷心的哀悼”。
Nick Mendenhall said he witnessed the fatal moments in disbelief, watching the man come out of his seat and then fall into another cart on the ride before falling to the ground. "It was just super, super bizarre, traumatic.
尼克·门登霍尔说,他难以置信地目睹了致命的时刻,看着这名男子从座位上站起来,然后掉进了骑行中的另一辆手推车上,然后摔倒在地上。 “这真是超级、超级奇怪、令人痛苦。
I mean, it took me a couple of seconds, I feel like, to process what was going on," he told the AP.
我的意思是,我感觉我花了几秒钟来处理正在发生的事情,”他告诉美联社。
"I cant believe that I just saw that."
“我不敢相信我刚刚看到了这个。”
He said his mind instantly went to the trauma of all of those impacted by what he witnessed, including the man's loved ones and everyone who was on the ride with him. One witness told NBC affiliate WXIA that the incident was captured in souvenir photos that were automatically taken of the rollercoaster while it was in motion. The BBC has not been able to verify this statement.
他说,他的思绪立即转向了所有受到他所目睹的事情影响的人的创伤,包括该男子的亲人以及与他同行的每个人。 一名目击者告诉 NBC 附属机构 WXIA,这一事件被记录在过山车运行时自动拍摄的纪念照片中。 BBC尚未能证实这一说法。
Connor Thompson told the BBC's US partner CBS News that he was in line for the ride when everyone started "yelling, clearly distressed".
康纳·汤普森(Connor Thompson)告诉英国广播公司(BBC)美国合作伙伴哥伦比亚广播公司新闻(CBS News),当他排队搭车时,每个人都开始“大喊大叫,显然很痛苦”。
"Everyone was kind of confused at first, and then there was someone who was yelling, 'Call 911! Someone fell out!" he said.
“一开始每个人都有点困惑,然后有人大喊,‘拨打 911! 有人掉下来了!”他说。
"At first it was almost like I didn't believe it because I thought that was like impossible for something like that to happen."
“一开始我几乎不相信,因为我认为这样的事情不可能发生。”
He said he saw the cart come into the hub where others were waiting in line and could see the restraint was unlatched. Another witness, CiCi Nelson, told CNN she, too, was in line to ride the Goliath when the rollercoaster returned and she saw an empty seat with a loose safety bar and a female covered in blood. Nelson described a scene of hysteria, adding that one man was "freaking out, saying someone fell off".
他说,他看到推车驶入中心,其他人正在排队等候,并且可以看到安全带没有锁好。 另一位目击者 CiCi Nelson 告诉 CNN,当过山车返回时,她也正在排队乘坐歌利亚,她看到一个空座位,安全杆松动,还有一名浑身是血的女性。 尼尔森描述了一个歇斯底里的场景,并补充说,一名男子“吓坏了,说有人掉下来了”。
Brittany Landry, who believed she saw Kariem ejected from the rollercoaster, told Fox News she was in tears.
布列塔尼·兰德里相信她看到卡里姆从过山车上弹出,她告诉福克斯新闻,她泪流满面。
"I broke because we were just on there," she said.
“我破产了,因为我们就在那儿,”她说。
Kariem's family said he was a father, passionate educator and had survived two bouts of cancer.
卡里姆的家人表示,他是一位父亲、一位充满热情的教育家,并且从两次癌症中幸存下来。
His family told WXIA that he had survived cancer twice - the last stint in 2018 - and was in a car crash with his 10-year-old daughter three weeks before his death.
他的家人告诉 WXIA,他曾两次从癌症中幸存下来——最后一次是在 2018 年——并且在他去世前三周与他 10 岁的女儿一起遭遇车祸。
He lived in the nearby city of Atlanta and worked for Wesley International Academy, a public charter school, for more than 12 years as an IT manager, technology teacher and robotics coach. "Mr.
他住在附近的亚特兰大市,在公立特许学校韦斯利国际学院 (Wesley International Academy) 工作了 12 年多,担任 IT 经理、技术教师和机器人教练。 “先生。
Kariem was deeply loved and respected, and his absence will be felt throughout our school community," the school said in a statement posted to its Facebook account.
卡里姆深受爱戴和尊重,整个学校社区都会感受到他的缺席,”学校在其 Facebook 帐户上发布的一份声明中表示。
"His love for Wesley, dedication to our students, and commitment to our school community were evident in everything he did."
“他所做的一切都体现了他对韦斯利的爱、对学生的奉献以及对学校社区的承诺。”
Niama Kariem, who referred to him as her cousin on Facebook, wrote a lengthy tribute, saying: "Hassan, you meant so much to so many people.
尼亚玛·卡里姆 (Niama Kariem) 在 Facebook 上称哈桑为自己的表弟,她写了一篇长篇悼念文章,说道:“哈桑,你对很多人来说意义重大。
"You stood by both sides of your family with love and loyalty. And just as you always showed up for us, we will continue to show up for the people you loved," she wrote.
“你以爱和忠诚支持家人双方。 正如你总是为我们出现一样,我们将继续为你所爱的人出现,”她写道。
"Your life was so much bigger than the tragedy that took you from us."
“你的生活比让你离开我们的悲剧要重要得多。”
Outside of work, Kariem enjoyed creating products with his laser engraver and 3D printers, as well as cooking, watching anime and spending time with family and friends, according to his profile on the school's website.
根据学校网站上的个人资料,卡里姆在工作之余喜欢用激光雕刻机和 3D 打印机制作产品,还喜欢烹饪、观看动漫以及与家人和朋友共度时光。
The death at Six Flags Over Georgia is at least the seventh there, according to the Doan Law Firm, which tracks amusement park accidents and represents victims. According to the firm, this includes two people who had medical emergencies, two who were in restricted areas when they were struck by a ride, two who died in car-related accidents and one who died months after using the park's pool.
据跟踪游乐园事故并代表受害者的多安律师事务所称,佐治亚六旗游乐园的死亡事件至少是第七起。 据该公司称,其中包括两名出现医疗紧急情况的人、两名在限制区域被游乐设施撞到的人、两名因车祸死亡的人和一名在使用公园游泳池几个月后死亡的人。
Six Flags operates 20 amusement parks, 14 water parks and nine resorts across Canada, the US and Mexico.
六旗游乐园在加拿大、美国和墨西哥经营着 20 个游乐园、14 个水上乐园和 9 个度假村。
In the last 15 years, two deaths caused by falling from the park's rollercoasters led to lawsuits and settlements.
过去 15 年里,已有两人因从公园过山车坠落而死亡,并引发诉讼并达成和解。
One in 2011 involved an Iraq War veteran who was ejected from a ride in New York and hit his head on the car.
2011年,一名伊拉克战争老兵在纽约乘车时被抛出,头部撞到车上。
In the other, in 2013, a woman slipped from her restraints on a rollercoaster in Texas and fell 75 feet.
另一起事件发生在 2013 年,一名妇女在德克萨斯州乘坐过山车时从束缚中滑落,从 75 英尺高处坠落。
In September, the Six Flags Magic Mountain park in California announced it was closing its X2 rollercoaster after more 100 people alleged that they had suffered brain injuries from the ride.
9 月,加州六旗魔术山公园宣布关闭 X2 过山车,此前有 100 人声称乘坐过山车造成脑损伤。
With additional reporting by Brandon Drenon Horrified witnesses recount fatal rollercoaster incident at Six Flags Six Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after more than 100 allege brain injuries
布兰登·德雷农 (Brandon Drenon) 的补充报道 惊恐的目击者讲述了六旗游乐园致命的过山车事件 超过 100 人声称脑部受伤,六旗游乐园关闭了 X2 过山车
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