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A Six Flags Over Georgia employee died from injuries sustained in a “tragic automobile accident" Sunday night, authorities said.
Both the park and local first responders treated Crook onsite before she was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where she later died from her “severe, life-threatening” injuries, officials said.
According to theTheAtlanta Journal-Constitution, the police’s initial investigation found that Crook fell out of the rear doors of the vehicle and subsequently hit her head on the pavement when it drove through a left uphill curve on Harbor Way.
“It’s a cargo van, so there are no seats back there. At some point, making a maneuver in the park, one of the passengers was ejected from the van and sustained serious severe head trauma,” said Cobb County Police Sgt. Wayne Delk, perFox 5 Atlanta.
Fox 5 Atlanta reported that the driver may or may not face charges. “Investigators are looking at several different factors to determine what charges would be appropriate, but yes there’s definitely a potential for charges,” Delk said, according to the station.
A Six Flags employee who chose to remain anonymous told the outlet that those working Fright Fest were often transported via automobile throughout the park to maintain appearances.
“The actors were always transported in the vans because they don’t want actors in makeup going through different parts of the park, so they go behind the scenes,” the employee told the outlet.
“I know everyone who spent time with her, truly loved her. She really had such a team behind her at all times and brought a lot of joy to a lot of different people. I just really hope everyone is sending some good energy to Andrea’s family,” the employee said of Crook.
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Six Flags Over Georgia did not immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
