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California Regulators Shut Down Six Flags X2 After Injuries

8/27/2026

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California regulators closed the X2 coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain after two riders suffered severe brain hemorrhages.
Pamela Guillen, 40, and Naomi Greer-Wilkinson, 25, underwent emergency brain surgery for subdural hematomas.
Neurosurgeons said violent acceleration-deceleration forced riders’ heads into headrests, causing injuries.
Records show over a dozen serious injuries, two prior deaths and at least 70 head-trauma complaints.
The coaster was closed on July 12, 2026.

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California regulators closed the X2 coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain after two riders suffered severe brain hemorrhages.
Pamela Guillen, 40, and Naomi Greer-Wilkinson, 25, underwent emergency brain surgery for subdural hematomas.
Neurosurgeons said violent acceleration-deceleration forced riders’ heads into headrests, causing injuries.
Records show over a dozen serious injuries, two prior deaths and at least 70 head-trauma complaints.
The coaster was closed on July 12, 2026.