A teenager was decapitated when struck by the popular “Batman the Ride” at a Six Flags amusement park ride, Over Georgia, U.S. on Sunday, 29th June 2008
Authorities said the 17-year-old boy Asia Leeshawn Ferguson of Springfield, South Carolina ignored numerous posted warning signs and scaled two fences to gain access to a restricted area where the roller coaster was running.
Witnesses said the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce.
Park officials said the ride was going at its maximum speed, 80 kilometres per hour, when it hit the teen, who was at the amusement park with family members on a church group day trip.
Six Flags closed the ride late Saturday, but told the media that operations would likely resume Monday.
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