Footage of the Smiler rollercoaster seconds after the crash. 'Although I've been through a lot, I wouldn't change what happened because I probably wouldn't have Dino or Vinnie. The five seriously injured were Vicky Balch and Daniel Thorpe, from Buxton in Derbyshire, Leah Washington and Joe Pugh, from Barnsley, and Chandaben Chauhan, from Wednesbury, West Midlands. The Alton Towers spokeswoman said a full investigation would take place into the accident. The footage published for the first time today shows the Smiler stop at the top of a loop before bungling Alton Towers engineers overrode a system warning and sent it headlong into another truck on June 2 last year. Read about our approach to external linking. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? A law firm representing eight of those injured when two carriages of the Smiler ride crashed. Alton Towers Smiler crash victims Vicky Balch and Leah Washington sue theme park owners for millions of pounds. In an interview with a university magazine, the students admitted they attached fake legs to their costumes but said it was to simulate "a person sitting down" rather than any form of injury. But we support each other. I had to think about the help Id need, even at the end of my life. Read about our approach to external linking. Ive got my wedding dress. Stock in the FTSE-100 firm dropped 3.46% to 444.3p a share. They are my everything.'. But the company has been criticised for putting profits over people and keeping the ride open even in the face of the appalling injuries sustained on it. What science tells us about the afterlife. Vicky and Dino, who got engaged in December 2018 after a year of dating, had originally planned to tie the knot inFlorence in September last year, however they had to put their nuptials on hold following the ongoing pandemic. Alton Towers Smiler crash victims Vicky Balch and Leah - mirror The carriages collided so hard the two became meshed together, crushing the limbs of people in the front row and sending the ride swinging back-and-forth like a pendulum. What science tells us about the afterlife. "There are lots of meetings and specialists you have to see. Four people suffered serious leg injuries and were left suspended eight metres off the ground for several hours after a collision between two carriages on a rollercoaster at Alton Towers amusement park. Sixteen people were injured in the June 2015 crash, including two teenage girls who needed leg amputations. 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Mr Antrobus turned to confer with Mr Varney before replying: 'No. Witnesses described hearing a huge sound, like a car crash when the carriages came together on the Smiler attraction on Tuesday afternoon. Alton Towers owner pleads guilty over Smiler rollercoaster crash A Merlin spokesman said: "From the outset we have admitted liability and have engaged fully at all times to achieve settlement for all the claimants as quickly as possible. Do you know this baby? Putting names to archive photos, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. She captioned apicture of the pair: ''Can't believe my best friend asked me to marry him on Friday. The serious crash unfolded on June 2, 2015, when a loaded train on the. No one from Alton Towers has resigned as a result of The Smiler disaster, the court heard. Joe Pugh, 18, a student at Huddersfield University, and his girlfriend Leah Washington were among the victims. In an interview in August, Washington described the blur of waking up in hospital and being told her left leg had been amputated and that it still had not sunk in. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Both have been undergoing rehabilitation for their injuries. Human error caused the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash in June that seriously injured five people, the Staffordshire theme park has said. Sixteen people were injured in the crash in June 2015, including Ms Washington and Vicky Balch, who both needed leg amputations. "I spent the next two days just sighing with relief. 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Alton Towers: four rollercoaster crash victims in hospital And Vicky revealed in November that she had been given a. Tom Whelton, who was on the Smiler hours before the crash, said his carriage got stuck on the rollercoasters first hill. as being like something out of a "horror movie. Two women who lost legs after a crash on a ride at Alton Towers are suing the park's owners, their lawyers have said. Now Jeremy Hunt must give us a Budget to boost Britain, Leicester 'explosion': Listen to massive 'sonic' boom that shook homes and rattled windows. Leah, 17 had just left school and had only been going out with Joe, 18, for four days when they had a day out at the Staffordshire theme park two years ago. 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Lawyers for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have said the 1.1-kilometre Smiler, which opened in 2013, never had 'a proper settled system' for staff to follow when carriages stopped on-track. Workers at Italian shipyard believe mystery $700M vessel under extreme privacy measures has 'ties to the Russian leader' after European authorities raced to seize other ships owned by oligarchs in his inner circle. The prosecution went on to say that none of the four engineers involved in working on the Smiler 'had the full picture or understanding of conditions on the ride'. She continued: When I said Id accept, it was such a massive weight lifted. It really was shocking. But at least now I can live my life. People hear Ive got money and think it must be like winning the lottery. Alton Towers Smiler crash victim Vicky Balch weds fiance six years When the Smiler reopens, it will include new safety measures including additional CCTV cameras and an enhanced safety process requiring a senior member of staff to authorise the manual overrides that caused the Smiler crash. Another Twitter user posted a video appearing to show a third air ambulance arriving at the amusement park. Dino, a pizza company owner, had laid rose petals and heart shaped balloons on the bed before popping the question. 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But Leah added: "Its not going to bring back my leg, its not going to bring back the life I had before.