A woman has died after falling from the tallest steel-hybrid roller-coaster in the world.
The accident happened at the Six Flags Over Texas theme park in Arlington, Texas. Park officials confirmed the woman died but did not specify how she was killed.
However, witnesses said they saw the woman fall from the Texas Giant rollercoaster.
"She goes up like this, then when it drops to come down, that's when it (the safety bar) released and she just tumbled," said Carmen Brown who saw the accident happened.
Ms Brown said she was next in line behind the woman and saw her being strapped into her seat next to her son.
"They didn't secure her right," said Ms Brown."One of the employees from the park - one of the ladies - she asked her to click her more than once, and they were like, 'As long you heard it click, you're OK.' Everybody else is like, 'Click, click, click.'
"Hers only clicked once. Hers was the only one that went down once, and she didn't feel safe, but they let her still get on the ride.
"We heard her screaming. We were like, 'Did she just fall?'," Ms Brown said.
Six Flags expressed sadness over the death and said it was temporarily closing the section of the park around the accident site.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends during this difficult time," the park said in a statement.
Park spokesman Sharon Parker added: "We are working closely with authorities to determine the cause of the accident."
Arlington police spokesmas Sgt Christopher Cook referred all questions to Ms Parker.
The Texas Giant is 14 storeys high, has a drop of 79 degrees and a bank of 95 degrees. It can carry up to 24 riders.
The ride first opened in 1990 as an all-wooden coaster but underwent a $10m (£6.54m) renovation in 2010 to install steel-hybrid rails before reopening in 2011.
It came on the same day an Ohio amusement park's thrill ride malfunctioned when a boat accidentally rolled backward down a hill and flipped over in water, injuring all seven people on it.
Operators stopped the Shoot the Rapids water ride after the accident, said officials with Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio.
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