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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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Two more rides shut at Alton Towers after Smiler crash

Two more rollercoasters at Alton Towers have been closed after a large metal clip was feared to have dropped off one of the rides.

Air and Runaway Mine Train were reportedly shut just minutes after the Staffordshire theme park opened.

Two more rides have been shut at Alton Towers after last week's Smiler crash. Credit: Joe Giddens/PA Archive/Press Association Images

Air opened in March 2002 and the Runaway Mine Train, which opened in 1992, is oldest ride at the theme park.

Alton Towers confirmed the rides had closed for "technical issues."

"All issues will be dealt with according to our stringent processes and rides will reopen as appropriate", a spokeswoman said.

Last week, sixteen people were injured after a crash on the Smiler ride.

Leah Washington,17, was one of four people who were seriously injured, and had to have her left leg amputated above the knee.

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