X2 Roller Coaster Closure
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- Jaimie DingToronto Star
- Erin KellerThe Independent
- Melissa KoenigDaily Mail
- Sareen HabeshianBBC
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six Flags Magic Mountain is retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused by the ride.
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The southern California theme park recently settled a wrongful-death lawsuit from the family of a 22-year-old man who died after riding the coaster in 2022, and three more lawsuits alleging traumatic brain injuries were filed last week. according to The Associated Press.
The ride has been closed since the evening of July 12, after two women who rode the coaster less than a week apart both needed to be rushed to the hospital.
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- 29 Sep
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six Flags Magic Mountain is retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused by the ride.
Coverage 7 articles
1 Oct Six Flags permanently retires X2 roller coaster amid brain injury lawsuits
Global News1 Oct California roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain shut after brain damage claims
The Straits Times30 Sep Six Flags shuts California roller coaster at centre of lawsuits
The Straits Times
29 Sep Six Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after hundreds allege brain injuries
BBC
29 Sep Six Flags will DEMOLISH notorious X2 rollercoaster after thrill ride was accused of killing one man and injuring multiple others
Daily Mail29 Sep Six Flags officially closes X2 roller coaster after multiple severe brain injuries were reported
The Independent
29 Sep Six Flags Magic Mountain retires X2 roller coaster amid brain injury lawsuits
Toronto Star
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