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Two Women Suffer Severe Brain Injuries After Riding Six Flags X2 Coaster

The CNN investigation also linked the attraction to more than a dozen serious hospitalizations and two deaths over nearly two decades.

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Deadly Six Flags rollercoaster finally closed after two latest victims needed emergency brain surgery. Pic via(@nypost)

Six Flags Magic Mountain has closed its X2 roller coaster after two women suffered severe, life-threatening brain injuries within six days, according to a CNN investigation. California safety regulators are continuing to inspect the attraction.

Neurosurgeons who treated the riders described their injuries as traumatic rapid acceleration-deceleration events, with forces they compared to “shaken baby syndrome.” The doctors said conventional safety testing may not fully capture the effects of X2's unusual movements.

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The coaster features rotating seats capable of spinning 360 degrees while trains reach nearly 80 mph. Internal records reportedly documented at least 70 complaints involving head and neck injuries from X2 riders during the three years before 2022.

The CNN investigation also linked the attraction to more than a dozen serious hospitalizations and two deaths over nearly two decades.

Six Flags has not explained the closure or addressed why the ride remained open after the first recent injury. A comprehensive safety review is now underway.

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