Surgeons at a Southern California hospital recently raced to save the lives of two women who arrived with brain hemorrhages typically seen only in high-speed vehicle collisions or severe, violent accidents. These patients, however, hadn’t been in any sort of crash or fall. Instead, they had both spent time at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, specifically riding the park’s marquee attraction known as X2.
According to CNN, in July, in the span of less than a week, medical professionals treated these two women for injuries caused by the brain twisting and slamming against the inside of the skull. The ride, which is promoted as a “[rite] of passage for the ultimate daredevil,” has been linked to more than a dozen reports of serious injuries and hospitalizations over nearly two decades. This includes cases where riders suffered life-altering disabilities, fell into comas, or even died.
