Six Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after hundreds allege brain injuries
The decision comes after lawsuits and news reports alleged that hundreds of riders suffered brain injuries after riding X2. Instead, they left with catastrophic brain injuries," the firm said in a statement. It was then closed again in 2007 to replace its trains with lighter versions.
- ▪The decision comes after lawsuits and news reports alleged that hundreds of riders suffered brain injuries after riding X2.
- ▪Instead, they left with catastrophic brain injuries," the firm said in a statement.
- ▪It was then closed again in 2007 to replace its trains with lighter versions.
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- ▪ Six Flags permanently shuts down X2 rollercoaster after claims of brain injuries — The Guardian — World
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Six Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after hundreds allege brain injuriesImage source, Getty ImagesBySareen HabeshianReporting fromLos AngelesPublished8 minutes agoSix Flags Magic Mountain, an amusement park in California, has announced it will permanently close a popular rollercoaster after hundreds of riders alleged they suffered brain injuries.The X2 rollercoaster, one of the park's main attractions, with long wait times to ride and seats that spin 360 degrees, has been closed since July.Six Flags said the ride had passed a range of safety tests, but that it had decided to retire it because it was "the right thing to do". The decision comes after lawsuits and news reports alleged that hundreds of riders suffered brain injuries after riding X2.
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