Who died at Alton Towers?
Alton Towers Smiler ride crash victims sue park’s owners
- Two women who lost legs after a crash on a ride at Alton Towers are suing the park’s owners, their lawyers have said.
- Vicky Balch, 23, and Leah Washington, 20, were in the front seats of the Smiler ride which rammed into a stationary carriage in June 2015.
Has anyone ever died on Nemesis Alton Towers?
Julian Powell, 33, collapsed and died after riding on the Nemesis rollercoaster at Alton Towers, Staffordshire. The theme park said there was no suggestion of a link to any ride.
What is the most dangerous ride at Alton Towers?
Nemesis. Before The Smiler came along, Nemesis was the most intense ride at Alton Towers. Do not wear loose-fitting slip-on shoes because they are likely to fall off, either injuring someone or plummeting into a no-go zone too close to the rollercoaster to ever be retrieved.
How much did the girl get who lost her leg at Alton Towers?
A woman who lost her leg in an Alton Towers rollercoaster crash in 2015 has received a multi-million pound payout for the incident. Vicky Balch says she has endured a wretched four years after the car she was riding in struck an empty carriage stranded on the track of The Smiler ride.
How did the girl lose her leg on the smiler?
Leah, of Barnsley, was riding in the front carriage with her boyfriend Joe Pugh when it smacked into another cart and left them trapped for more than four hours. An investigation found an engineer had wrongly restarted the Smiler ride while a stationary carriage was on the track in front of it.
Which UK theme park has the most deaths?
The Smiler crash at Alton Towers sent shockwaves around the UK in June 2015 as 16 people were injured at one of the nation’s most popular theme parks.
How many people lost their legs at Alton Towers?
Alton Towers was fined £5m in 2016 after sixteen people were injured in the Smiler crash the year before. Vicky Balch, then 19, and Leah Washington, then 17, each lost a leg in the crash. The theme park made a number of safety changes to the ride afterwards.
Who lost their leg in the smiler crash?
ALTON Towers amputee Leah Washington has returned to the resort for a girls weekend after losing her leg in the Smiler ride crash nearly four years ago. The 22-year-old from Barnsley, South Yorks, posted a series of photos and videos of her with friends enjoying themselves at the theme park.
Was the smiler Crash human error?
Investigations into the crash revealed that there were no technical or mechanical problems with the ride itself. Rather, the incident was the result of ‘a human error involving the manual override of the ride safety control systems’.
Did a girl fall off a roller coaster in 2014?
Rosa Esparza was killed July 19 when she fell off the Texas Giant, a 14-story roller coaster that twists and turns at more than 60 miles per hour at the amusement park in Arlington.
Is there a weight limit on rides?
Roller coaster and drop tower manufacturer Utah’s S&S Worldwide sets a maximum weight restriction of 300 pounds and includes a sensor on each ride to detect over-sized riders. These facts are enough to make most plus-size people nervous about stepping foot in a theme park.
What rides go upside down at Alton Towers?
Ride the twists and turns of Nemesis, Alton Towers’ inverted steel monster! Unlike most other rollercoasters with a 32m drop, this ride keeps you close to the ground.
Why is 13 closed at Alton Towers?
The ride, also known as Th13teen, remains shut while paramedics race to the theme park in Stoke-on-Trent where visitors are being warned to stay away. An Alton Towers spokesman said: “The air ambulance was called to provide medical assistance to a guest who had fallen ill during their visit.