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.
The crash on the The Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers which seriously injured five people was caused by "human error" and the ride will re-open next year, the theme park's owner Merlin Entertainments has said.
Leah Washington, 18, from Barnsley had to have her left leg amputated after being trapped for hours. Her boyfriend Joe Pugh was also injured in the crash in June.
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.