Worker killed in accident involving ride at Six Flags Over Georgia

AUSTELL - An employee at Six Flags Over Georgia was killed Sunday when he was struck by the leg of a passenger on ``Batman, The Ride,&#39;&#39; a suspended coaster-style ride, a park spokesperson said. <br> <br> The 59-year-old man, whose identity was being withheld until authorities could notify his family, was in a restricted area where even employees are not allowed when he was hit at about 4:50 p.m., Lisa Bigazzi-Tilt said. <br> <br> The man was treated at the scene by paramedics, she said, before being taken by ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where he was declared dead. <br> <br> The passenger, a 14-year old girl who was seated in the front car of the ride, was taken with leg injuries to Cobb Hospital, Bigazzi-Tilt said. <br> <br> Another passenger on the same ride suffered minor injuries when she was hit by a shoe lost by the 14-year-old on impact with the worker. The second woman, 21, was treated at the First Aid station at the park, she said. <br> <br> ``Batman, The Ride&#39;&#39; reaches speeds of 50 miles an hour, park officials said.