A spokeswoman for alton towers said a full investigation will be launched into the crash. Surrounded by 800 acres of grounds, alton towers was once the staffordshire seat of the earl of shrewsbury. Bring the kids to enjoy a day at the uks biggest theme park followed by fabulous hotel evening entertainment. There has been an incident on the smiler this afternoon involving two carriages coming. Merlin entertainments, which owns alton towers, was fined. On june 2 2015, a crash on the smiler ride left 16 people injured. Alton towers smiler rollercoaster cctv shows horrific. The smiler rollercoaster crash at alton towers which left five people seriously injured and left two people needing leg amputations was caused by human error, it. The smiler reopening thread to discuss changes to the ride this year following on from what happened. Carriages crash on alton towers smiler ride uk news. The smiler is the worlds first 14 loop rollercoaster. Its a year since the devastating and shocking rollercoaster crash at alton towers.
Alton towers smiler ride crash caused by human error. Alton towers operator merlin attractions has been fined. Alton towers unveils new ride for 2020 inspired by david walliams books. Alton towers boss is shellshocked by rollercoaster accident duration. Smiler victim leah washington pays tribute to 11yearold. The smiler roller coaster at alton towers sunday, june 2, 20 10. Joe pugh, 18, and his girlfriend leah washington, aged.
Alton towers smiler crash footage released for first time travel. Alton towers smiler crash caught on camera full footage youtube. Its twisting track combines the world beating 14 loops with a speed of 85 kmhr and a track length 3x longer than oblivion. Two trains collide at 90mph on the smiler rollercoaster at alton towers, the uks biggest theme park. Alton towers admitted breaching safety rules and was slammed in an hse report image.
People on the smiler ride at alton towers were stuck for more than half an hour on thursday after a stoppage on the same rollercoaster that. Merlin entertainment, which owns alton towers, previously said all 16 would receive compensation. On june 2, 2015, visitors were removed from the alton towers smiler ride after a warning light indicated a fault. Alton towers smiler rollercoaster crash victims joe pugh. Alton towers amputee is waiting for full compensation. The smiler stickers featuring millions of original designs created by independent artists. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, notebooks and windows. A victim of the alton towers rollercoaster crash told how shes living in agony and has been left constantly aching two years on from losing a leg.
Staff sent a test train around the track, but it didnt make it around. Following the incident on 17 may 20, alton towers explained on their website that the smiler would not open on the. The smiler front seat onride hd pov alton towers youtube. Leah washington, 19, from barnsley, had her left leg amputated after her rollercoaster carriage smashed into a stationary train at alton towers on 2 june 2015. A director described it as the most serious incident in the parks history. Alton towers crash survivors one year on this morning youtube. The smiler is a steel roller coaster located at alton towers in staffordshire, united kingdom. Speculation and rumour about the cause of the crash has been rife since the incident, however the park has remained silent while the. Alton towers is located near the village of alton in staffordshire and used to be a country estate. Our thoughts go out to all involved in this disaster. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Footage of the alton towers rollercoaster crash that left five passengers with lifechanging injuries has been released for the first time, showing. Survivors vicky balch, leah washington and joe pugh join. Alton towers staff speak of devastating effect of smiler.
Unfortunately the coaster has been plagued with problems since it opened in 20, including a serious accident when two cars collided into each. Id like to know if the previous failures breaking bolts, guiding wheels come of, train gets stuck at vertical lift where construction failures by gerstlauer or alton towers. Alton towers smiler crash footage released for first time. Alton towers victim leah washington shares pictures of her. Alton towers to remain closed for investigation into.
Just before 6pm this evening a carriage full of daredevils at the stokeontrent. Alton towers smiler accident victims named bbc news. Alton towers resort has been working alongside the hse to establish the cause of tuesdays incident and the hse have confirmed that they are in the process of removing the two trains involved to transport them to their buxton laboratory for further analysis, and have served a prohibition notice on the smiler, preventing the ride from operating until the hse deem it is safe to do so. Alton towers amputee leah washington has paid tribute to 11yearold evha jannath two years on from her own theme park disaster. Very upsetting news from alton towers as the smiler suffers from a collision involving 16 passengers which occurred on the 2nd of june 2015. Alton towers smiler ride breaks down leaving passengers. Alton towers smiler crash caught on camera full footage. Two teenagers have been named as victims of the alton towers rollercoaster accident. Moment of alton towers smiler crash cctv video global the. Carriages crash on alton towers smiler ride 2015 raw video aerial footage rollercoasterf0k4jmjlxwg. The alton towers hotel combines luxury accommodation with bucketloads of fun for all the family. The smiler alton towers accident latest news, updates.
Alton towers forced to evacuate the smiler ride travel. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. With 14 inversions, the smiler holds the world record for most inversions on a roller coaster. Alton towers theme park smiler ride accident victims leah washington and joe pugh image. It originally became a tourist attraction because of its gardens, but travelling fun fair rides. Alton towers smiler crash footage released for first time video shows moment carriage filled with people collides at high speed with empty train on rollercoaster last year published. The smiler ride at alton towers left people hanging 100ft in the air today for 20 minutes after it broke down.
What really happened on the smiler alton towers june 2nd 2015. Please use the media coverage of alton towers thread if you want to discuss how the media handle things following this. Alton towers said all guests involved were evacuated by 18. Alton towers have set up a help line for for anybody concerned about relatives affected by the incident on the smiler please contact 0800 056 0154 for more information. The smiler incident what happened towersstreet talk.
Getty despite the admission, the smiler rollercoaster reopened in march, nine months after the crash. Alton towers smiler crash victim leah washington shares. Book alton towers theme park hotel alton towers resort. Manufactured by gerstlauer, it opened in 20 as the worlds first gerstlauer infinity coaster. The smiler is a rollercoaster at alton towers theme park, with a topspeed of 85kmh. Jurassic world the ride front seat 4k pov universal studios hollywood duration. Four injured in alton towers the smiler crash birmingham. From laughing and screaming our way through staffordshires darkest history in the new alton towers dungeon to looking up the skies with our stargazing pods, wed like to say a huge thank you to everyone who felt the power of the towers with us in 2019. Alton towers smiler victim leah washington shares inspirational video of her running for the first time since the accident which saw her lose a leg leah washington lost a leg in the smiler crash at alton towers in june 2015 today she shared a video of her running for the first time since the accident. The operator of alton towers is due to be sentenced after the horror crash on the smiler rollercoaster. Unfortunately the coaster has been plagued with problems since it opened in 20, including a serious accident when two cars collided into each other on 2. Alton towers smiler ride crash due to human error bbc news. Video captures screams of stop this fing ride in aftermath of accident.
Crash errors four people sitting in the front row were among those most seriously hurt. Originally published on 02 june, 2015 four people were seriously hurt on tuesday after an accident at britains alton towers amusement park. Moment of alton towers smiler crash cctv video global. On june 2 2015, two carriages collided on the ride, trapping 16 people and seriously injuring four. Alton towers latest news updates, pictures, video, reaction mirror. New alton towers smiler rollercoaster crash video shows. Alton towers smiler victim leah washington shares video of. Astonishing pictures of the rollercoaster carriage damaged in the smiler crash at alton towers have emerged on the day the theme parks owners admitted it had breached health and safety law. The owners of alton towers were back in court today over the smiler rollercoaster crash which left two teenagers needing leg amputations and several other victims with serious injuries.
Balch, who also lost a leg in the incident, has previously said she wanted the ride to shut for good. The smiler rollercoaster crash at alton towers was caused. Here are some quotes from the hse prosecutor regarding the incident. The accident in june last year which left five passengers with lifechanging injuries. Alton towers owners merlin attractions operations ltd pleaded guilty last week to failing in their legal duty to protect its visitors. This unique hotel is themed around the incredible explorer sir algenon, who has made the alton towers hotel his. I really hope that the poor people involved get well again and that the smiler reopend and that the alton towers management cares a bit more about their ride safety. This unseen footage of the alton towers smiler rollercoaster crash shows the full horror of the mistakes made by staff after they overrode a safety mechanism. Alton towers closed after smiler rollercoaster crash bbc. Alton towers resort have today issued an official press release regarding the incident on the smiler on 2nd june 2015. The smiler is the 14 inversion worldfirst roller coaster at the alton towers resort, located in the xsector section of the theme park and is the biggest project in alton towers history.
908 992 402 1232 390 1193 1136 1454 590 1534 210 1250 1547 1655 1556 1055 81 1555 1089 1598 379 1330 107 640 1499 459 168 806 955 1136 1180 963 1010