Woman Dies After Falling From Texas Giant Roller Coaster at Six Flags

On Friday, a woman identified as Rosy Esparza fell from her seat on a roller coaster at a Six Flags theme park in Arlington, Texas and died. The tragic incident occured in front of her family's eyes, who were standing in line in front of the Texas Giant roller coaster.

According to the Huffington Post, the park's spokeswoman Sharon Parker told KHOU last Saturday, "It would be a disservice to the family to speculate regarding what transpired. When we have new information to provide, we will do so."

Six Flags also released an official statement not long after the fall, stating, "We are deeply saddened to share that earlier this evening an adult woman died in the park while on the Texas Giant. Park medical staff and local paramedics responded immediately. Since the safety of our guests and employees is our number one priority, the ride has been closed pending further investigation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends during this difficult time."

Esparza allegedly got on the roller coaster with her son. Fellow park attendee Carmen Brown was standing next in line at that time, waiting for her turn, and she ended up witnessing the devastating accident. "She goes up like this," Brown said raising her hand up in the air. "Then when it drops to come down that's when it released and she just tumbled ... and I said, 'That could have been me, because I don't do roller coasters." Esparza's son, reportedly tried to run onto the tracks but workers escorted him off the ride.

According to the Christian Science Monitor, the Texas Giant roller coaster has a history of injuries. Nearly a dozen people have reported being injured in the last five years while riding it. State records show the most serious injuries (until last week), appear to have been a concussion and muscles strains due to jostling.

In its website, the Texas Giant is said to deliver "beyond vertical banked turns and the world's steepest drop. This new super hybrid boasts a state-of-the-art track of steel fabrication, with the steepest drop of any wooden coaster at 79 degrees. The lift hill is 10 feet taller than the original Texas Giant. The new ride also has a record-breaking bank of 95 degrees, steeper than any other wooden coaster on the planet." The roller coaster is, as also informed on the website, "temporarily closed."