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Six Flags is permanently closing its X2 roller coaster amid brain injury lawsuits

The ride has been linked to at least two deaths and dozens of brain injury claims, with more than 100 new victims coming forward last week

Six Flags Magic Mountain announced Tuesday that it is permanently retiring its X2 roller coaster, a Southern California landmark that has been the subject of mounting litigation over brain injuries allegedly sustained on the ride.

Brian Oerding, president of Six Flags Magic Mountain, wrote in a blog post that despite X2 clearing "a multitude of safety tests" repeatedly, the park had ultimately chosen to shut it down: "we have decided to close the ride because we believe it's the right thing to do." He went on to say that "ride safety is a........

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