AUSTELL, Ga. — A 43-year-old woman died after being ejected from a van at Six Flags Over Georgia Sunday evening, Cobb Police said.
Authorities said it happened shortly before 5:15 p.m. along Harbor Way, a road inside the amusement park.
A 27-year-old employee at the park was driving a 2004 Ford Econoline -- transporting several adults and two juveniles, who police said were all employees at the park. The passengers were in the rear cargo compartment of the van as they were driving through the theme park's property, according to police.
One passenger, 43-year-old Andrea Crook, of Villa Rica, was ejected from the van as the van made its way through a left, uphill turn on Harbor Way. Authorities said Crook sustained a serious head injury from the pavement. She was taken to Grady Hospital with life-threatening injuries where police said she later died.
The accident happened on an employee-only access road. Both park and local EMS responded quickly, according to a statement from Six Flags Over Georgia.
"Our hearts and our thoughts are extended to the family of the employee as well as all those impacted by this tragic automobile accident; we are heartbroken,” Six Flags Over Georgia Park President Dave Zellner said.
The park said it will continue to provide support for those impacted by the accident, as authorities continue their investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Cobb County Police Department's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program at (770) 499-3987.
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