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I've only ever been on one roller coaster, that was in Thorpe Park and it was horrible and I will never go on one again, this makes me even more unlikely to ever ride one again as well.
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I've only ever been on one roller coaster, that was in Thorpe Park and it was horrible and I will never go on one again, this makes me even more unlikely to ever ride one again as well.
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Gawping park visitors stood filming the injured passengers on their smartphones as they screamed for help – but not one thought to use their phone to summon the emergency services




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Alton Towers opens again Tomorrow

The Deadly Ride no longer to be used
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The Smiler will probably remain closed until 2016. It takes months and months for an investigation to conclude, then they need to implement any changes before reopening the ride to the public.
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The Smiler will probably remain closed until 2016. It takes months and months for an investigation to conclude, then they need to implement any changes before reopening the ride to the public.

It may never open
They may change the Ride
thats a far better move
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It may never open
They may change the Ride
thats a far better move
It will reopen one day

They will not remove a Ł18 million coaster

The whole ride being scrapped stories from the papers is a load of sensationalist rubbish
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It will reopen one day

They will not remove a Ł18 million coaster

The whole ride being scrapped stories from the papers is a load of sensationalist rubbish

Lets see what the Full Injurys are, soon
first


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Just go on Oblivion
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Oblivion's closed for the foreseeable future too
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The whole of x sector is
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Has the full injuries been release yet? I heard the one of the dads has apparently said there son has a collapsed lung and fractured leg
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Has the full injuries been release yet? I heard the one of the dads has apparently said there son has a collapsed lung and fractured leg

But Now Confirmed on all Media
Leah had her Leg Cut Off
shocking.
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...awww I read last night that surgeons has saved both of her legs...
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Nothing confirmed apart from one woman on the train has nearly lost both legs although it was confirmed today by her lawyers that surgeons have managed to save her legs

A few people have now left hospital I think including one or two of the 'critically injured' people on the train

Alton Towers/Merlin's legal team will have a lot of work to deal with these next few months that's for sure...
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They're extremely lucky no one died mind
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'Teenage girl injured in Alton Towers accident has leg amputated
Leah Washington, from Barnsley, has suffered an amputation above the left knee and a fractured left hand. University of North Midlands NHS Trust says she is in a serious but stable condition.
Joe Pugh, who was also injured, is in a serious condition and has suffered two broken knees and extensive hand injuries, the Trust says.
Last updated Mon 8 Jun 2015'




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'Teenage girl injured in Alton Towers accident has leg amputated
Leah Washington, from Barnsley, has suffered an amputation above the left knee and a fractured left hand. University of North Midlands NHS Trust says she is in a serious but stable condition.
Joe Pugh, who was also injured, is in a serious condition and has suffered two broken knees and extensive hand injuries, the Trust says.
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Yes sadly
her leg had to be Curt off

I think thats the family not talking
to Merlin Ent.
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Sad Leah aged 17
one leg cut off - they had no choice


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[Alton Towers rollercoaster crash victim Leah Washington has
had her left leg amputated above the knee, it has been confirmed.]
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They were stuck for 20 mins before the crash? I would have thought that they would have stopped the ride then :/ I think I would've got off.
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They were stuck for 20 mins before the crash? I would have thought that they would have stopped the ride then :/ I think I would've got off.
They were at the top of the ride at that point though
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