Thursday, 4 June 2015

Smiler Crash Victims Named

The famously-fast ride at The Alton Towers Resort, 'The Smiler', had an accident a few days ago.

16 people were injured , four of which suffered serious injuries.

Leah Washington and Joe Pugh are two of the four seriously injured. The couple were in the front row of the carriage when it crashed into an empty tester carriage that had been stuck on the track for several minutes.

West Midlands ambulances and air ambulances were called too the scene of the accident. A platform was placed by staff for the emergency services to rescue the injured.

The carriage traveled at 20mph when it crashed into a test carriage on Tuesday 2nd June 2015.

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