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“The X2 controversy raises another question: How can a roller coaster repeatedly pass safety inspections while passengers continue reporting serious injuries?”

“The closure comes just weeks after Magic Mountain permanently retired its X2 roller coaster in late September following claims from more than 100 riders that the attraction caused catastrophic brain injuries.”

“Doctors who treated Greer-Wilkinson and another woman injured on the ride told CNN that the brain injuries were the result of a “traumatic rapid acceleration-deceleration event” experienced while riding X2.”

“The suit also points to at least a dozen other people who allegedly suffered injuries after riding X2, including 22-year-old Christopher Hawley, who suffered catastrophic brain bleeding after riding the coaster in June 2022 and died the following day.”