Alton Towers Smiler ride crashed 'with the force of a 90mph car accident': Court hears shocking details of horror smash as victims who lost their legs wait to see what punishment theme park will get
This story comes from the Daily Mail's Martin Robinson on the 26th September 2016
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This story interested my especially as I have just terminated my employment at Chessington which is under the same management of Merlin as Alton Towers.
The theme park owners are being sued for a multi million pound fine after multiple health and safety breaches and the company is being accused of putting profits over customers safety. The crash in June 2015 occurred after a test car was sent around the £18 million ride but failed.
This story is understandably on the side of the victims in this situation, which is aided by the fact the multi million pound company has already pleaded guilty to the health and safety violations. Robinson uses a variety of quotes, facts and statistics to emphasis the extent of the tragedy which is at the fault of Merlin for their negligence. The 'Smiler' ride has since been reopened in March and has met criticism that it should be destroyed.
The owners are expected to receive a very large fine.
