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Six Flags Magic Mountain retires X2 roller coaster amid brain injury lawsuits

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Six Flags Magic Mountain is retiring its X2 roller coaster. The decision follows lawsuits alleging the ride caused serious brain injuries.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six Flags Magic Mountain is retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused by the ride. The Southern California theme park said Tuesday that it is permanently shuttering the ride after nearly 20 years. Six Flags recently settled a wrongful-death lawsuit from the family of a...

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