On June 2, 2015, The Smiler roller coaster at Alton Towers stopped after its safety system detected something on the track ...

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The operator of Alton Towers is due to be sentenced after the horror crash on the Smiler rollercoaster. The accident on the £18million white-knuckle ride in June last year left 16 people injured.

Alton Towers operator Merlin Attractions Ltd has admitted breaching health and safety rules after a rollercoaster crash that caused life-changing injuries. Two teenagers had to undergo a leg ...

The Smiler roller-coaster is to reopen tomorrow, nine months after the accident in which two people lost their legs. The ride at Alton Towers has remained closed since the horrific crash in June. But ...

The one year anniversary of the Alton Towers crash is being recognised by victims in series of emotional tweets - as today the Smiler rollercoaster continues to run. A year ago today four visitors to ...

Ian Crabbe, who has worked at the Staffordshire theme park for eight years, says he is haunted by the disaster ALTON Towers’ general manager has told how he felt “personally responsible for injuring ...

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The crash on the The Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers which seriously injured five people was caused by ‘human error’. The ride will re-open next year, the theme park’s owner Merlin Entertainments ...

The owner of the Alton Towers theme park has been fined £5m ($6.4m) after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety standards following the Smiler roller coaster crash which left 16 people ...