2 Women Suffer Life-Threatening Brain Injuries After Riding Famous Six Flags Coaster, Report Says
The ride has been linked to more than a dozen serious injuries and two deaths, according to a CNN investigation and court records.
- On July 12, Six Flags Magic Mountain closed X2 in Valencia, California, after two riders suffered severe brain injuries within six days. State regulators say their safety inspection remains ongoing.
- A CNN investigation linked the attraction to over a dozen serious hospitalizations and two deaths spanning nearly two decades. Internal records showed at least 70 head and neck injury complaints from X2 riders in the three years before 2022.
- Neurosurgeons treating the recent patients identified injuries as a "traumatic rapid acceleration-deceleration event." They likened the trauma to "shaken baby syndrome," noting traditional safety tests fail to capture X2's dynamic rotation.
- Six Flags declined to explain the closure or why X2 remained operational after the first injury. Victims Naomi Greer-Wilkinson and Pamela Guillen's families report the company offered minimal support beyond initial food.
- X2 features a 4th-dimensional design where seats rotate 360 degrees as trains reach nearly 80 mph. Ride safety expert Brian Avery argues these accelerations represent "a clear safety signal" warranting comprehensive review.
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Le Journal de QuebecIn nearly 20 years, Six Flags Magic Mountain's X2 ride in California would have caused at least a dozen serious injuries, including two deaths.
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