Health and Safety Executive probe into accident that left four seriously hurt after 16 people trapped on 50mph Smiler ride
Alton Towers theme park could remain closed for days while an investigation continues into a "dreadful" rollercoaster accident that seriously injured four people and reportedly resulted in one victim losing a leg.
Two carriages on the 50mph The Smiler ride crashed on a low section of the track on Tuesday afternoon, leaving some passengers trapped 25ft in the air for four-and-a-half hours.
A full investigation involving the Health and Safety Executive is under way, but park bosses have refused to put a time-frame on when the Staffordshire resort will reopen.
Two men aged 27 and 18, a woman aged 19 and a 17-year-old girl suffered serious leg injuries in the crash in which the carriage collided with an empty one stationary in front. One of the victims is understood to have lost a leg, it has been reported.
The other 12 occupants - six men and six women - required medical treatment, including a man in his 20s who suffered neck and abdominal injuries.