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Six Flags is permanently closing the X2 roller coaster at Magic Mountain following numerous lawsuits alleging brain injuries. A CNN investigation highlighted safety concerns.
Six Flags has permanently closed the X2 roller coaster at its Magic Mountain park in California. The decision follows numerous reports of injuries, including allegations of brain damage, and a lawsuit that cited multiple such incidents. The ride featured seats that spun 360 degrees while navigating steep drops and sharp turns.
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“Six Flags is permanently closing the X2 roller coaster at Magic Mountain after safety concerns, injuries, and a lawsuit linked to multiple brain injuries.”How each side headlined it
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Left: Left-leaning sources emphasize that Six Flags is closing the X2 roller coaster due to a CNN investigation that exposed years of injuries and deaths.
Center: Centrist sources report that Six Flags is permanently closing the X2 roller coaster at Magic Mountain due to safety concerns, injuries, and lawsuits alleging brain injuries.
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The closure of the controversial attraction was announced weeks after CNN published an investigative report featuring accounts from more than a dozen people who were seriously injured
Six Flags is permanently closing the X2 roller coaster at Magic Mountain after safety concerns, injuries, and a lawsuit linked to multiple brain injuries.
The X2 roller coaster has been the subject of lawsuits alleging that the ride caused brain injuries.
Hundreds of riders were allegedly injured on X2, which has seats that spin 360 degrees.
The X2 features precipitous drops and jarring twists with seats that swivel 360 degrees.
The X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain will shut for good after almost 20 years, amid a cloud of safety-related legal complaints.