A woman working at Six Flags Over Georgia during the park’s annual Fright Fest event Sunday died after she fell out of a van on the property and hit her head, authorities said.
Andrea Crook, 43, of Villa Rica, died at Grady Memorial Hospital after being injured just before 5:15 p.m., Cobb County police said in a statement. Crook was treated at the scene before being taken to Grady alive but suffering from life-threatening injuries.
According to the initial investigation, police said Crook was one of several Six Flags employees riding in the cargo area of a van on park property. Crook fell out of the back of the van as it drove through an uphill, left-hand curve on Harbor Way, suffering a severe head injury when she hit the pavement, according to police.
Officials did not say how Crook was able to fall out of the rear doors of the van. No charges were announced.
Six Flags corroborated the incident details in an email to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Park representatives said their own emergency medical crew and those from local agencies responded to the accident and provided first aid.
“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 in a statement.
“Immediate support is being provided to those affected by the accident,” park representatives said.
Six Flags is also cooperating with and supporting Cobb police as they investigate the incident, representatives told the AJC.
Fright Fest lasts for about six weeks, beginning in mid-September and running through Halloween. Attractions such as haunted houses, themed “scare zones” and Halloween shows are added to the park’s usual operations, requiring Six Flags to hire many temporary workers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Cobb police detectives at 770-499-3987.
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