Carowinds shut down two of its biggest roller coasters Tuesday after a man was killed on a ride at a sister park in Georgia.

Six Flags, which owns Carowinds, temporarily closed Fury 325 and Thunder Striker along with seven other coasters at parks across the country, WBTV reported. The company has not set a timeline for reopening either ride, according to a spokesperson.

The closures follow a fatal incident Monday, Oct. 12, on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Mableton, Ga. Cobb County police identified the victim as Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, of Atlanta. According to police, preliminary interviews indicate Kariem was ejected from the coaster, struck other riders and fell beneath the ride. Four other people were injured. The cause of the ejection remains under investigation.

Eight of the nine coasters Six Flags closed were built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, the same company that made the Goliath involved in the Georgia incident. Fury 325 and Thunder Striker are both B&M designs.

Fury 325 stands 325 feet tall, reaches 95 mph and stretches roughly 6,600 feet of track. The ride won its 10th consecutive Golden Ticket Award for best steel coaster in September, a record streak. Thunder Striker, formerly known as The Intimidator, was renamed in 2024 and reaches a top speed of 80 mph.

Six Flags said in a statement that it closed the rides as a precaution, calling guest and employee safety a top priority. The N.C. Department of Labor said it is monitoring the situation. Spokesperson John Wesley Waugh said the department understands Carowinds shut down the two rides for additional safety testing and will stay in contact with Carowinds and Georgia authorities.

Carowinds was already closed Tuesday as part of its seasonal October schedule. The park is set to reopen Thursday from 6 p.m. to midnight for SCarowinds, its annual Halloween event. Whether Fury 325 and Thunder Striker will be running by then remains unclear.

Fury 325 has been closed twice before for maintenance issues. The coaster shut down for about six weeks in 2023 after a visitor spotted a crack in a support beam. It closed again during the summer of 2026 after an inspection found a foundation issue, according to the Charlotte Observer. Neither incident caused injuries.