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Rollercoaster crash victim 'angry' with Alton Towers

The boyfriend of a teenager who had her leg amputated after The Smiler ride crash said Alton Towers should have known there was something wrong with the ride.

Joe Pugh, who was on the rollercoaster with his girlfriend, Leah Washington, at Alton Towers, was giving his views nearly two weeks after the crash that left his knees shattered.

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Alton Towers accepts full responsibility for Smiler crash

Alton Towers has said it accepts "full responsibility" for The Smiler rollercoaster crash and will provide compensation for all 16 people injured.

Merlin Entertainments, which owns the theme park, said it had written letters which were hand-delivered to the 16 people or to their families.

It said compensation claims will be dealt with "swiftly and sensitively".

Irrespective of the outcome of the current investigations into the causes of the accident, in these letters we have accepted full responsibility to those who had been injured in the accident and confirmed that we will ensure that compensation will be provided to them.

– Merlin Entertainments

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