The crash on the The Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers in which five people including Barnsley teenagers Leah Washington and Joe Pugh were seriously injured was caused by "human error", the theme park's owner Merlin Entertainments has said.
Alton Towers has released interim payments to assist with the rehabilitation of a Barnsley couple who were left seriously injured after a rollercoaster crashed. The Smiler ride has been closed since the incident which saw Leah Washington have to have her leg amputated, with her boyfriend Joe Pugh also suffering serious injuries.
The rollercoaster closed after an accident, the worst in the park's history, which seriously injured five people.
Leah Washington gives first television news interview about horror crash as she shares footage of her early steps with an artificial leg.
Leah, who lost a leg in the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash, said she could not thank medics enough for what medics did for her.