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The latest on the Smiler roller coaster crash at Alton Towers

Find all the latest updates on the Smiler roller coaster crash at Alton Towers in June 2015. Sixteen people were injured, with two women having to undergo leg amputations, after carriages on the theme park's flagship thrill ride crashed into each other.

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One Direction star pays tribute to Alton Towers crash victim

Leah's father confirmed yesterday that the 17-year-old has had to have her left leg amputated. Credit: Facebook/ITV News

One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson says his thoughts are with 17-year-old Leah Washington who had to have her left leg amputated after last week's crash on the Smiler ride at Alton Towers.

A friend of Leah's also took to twitter to try and get the band to visit her in hospital as she continues to recover from surgery.

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