20180919-HGV-Smiler-ride-cr.jpg
#wathupondearne
A woman from Barnsley who lost part of her leg after a crash on a ride at
Alton Towers is suing the park’s owners, her lawyers have said.
Leah Washington (pictured), 20, along with Vicky Balch, 23, from Leyland in
Lancashire, were in the front seats of the Smiler ride which rammed into a
stationary carriage in June 2015.
They could each receive “well in excess of £2m” in compensation if the High
Court claim is successful.
The women are suing Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd for negligence and or
breach of statutory duty.
Merlin said it was “on standby to conclude settlement discussions on the
outstanding claims as soon as they are ready”.
The Staffordshire theme park owner has already admitted breaching the Health
and Safety Act, and was fined £5m in September 2016.
===================
See our yorkshire photography:
https://wath-on-dearne.com/wathondearne/around-the-dearne-valley/
- Get English and maths qualifications for FREE over Easter
- Rotherham partnership working achieves closure notice
- Tutor Richard set for German exhibition
- Man jailed for Lowedges robbery
- Hoober Stand in South Yorkshire
- Ex-Rotherham rugby player facing jail
- Forgotten Mighty Ironworks of Milton to be uncovered
- Connecting Rotherham and Sheffield
- Three new exhibitions open at Barnsley Museums this autumn
- Four Men Sentenced to 50 Years
- Man jailed for taxi driver robbery
- New Rother Valley campsite now taking bookings
- Launch of Rotherham Heroes community hub and volunteer programme
- Wombwell man murdered by killer out on licence, inquest hears
- New car park opens in town centre
- ROTHERHAM BY-ELECTION
- ROTHERHAM MURDER – Head Split Open with a Hatchet
- Mexborough teenager admits terror offence.
- Yorkshire’s most dangerous pets
- Appeal: Aggravated Burglary in Rotherham
- Night at the Museum
- Melton Hall Mexborough
- Sports Academy teams up with Stocksbridge Park Steels FC
- Crackdown on knife crime in Rotherham
- University Centre Rotherham Appoints Contractor Willmott Dixon
- Restoration of Hemingfield Colliery winding engine house
- Flavours Food Festival announces celebrity chef line-up
- 12-month community order for Rotherham burglar
- Selective licensing scheme set to be rolled out in Thurcroft and Parkgate
- Reresby Arms pub set to reopen
- Conisbrough Castle
- Mexborough shops devastating arson attack
- Officers put the brakes on Barnsley criminals
- CCTV released following burglary in Barnsley
- Victorian Science at Clifton Park Museum
- Barnsley College and Premdor engineer the future
- Full Tour de Yorkshire race timings confirmed.
- New students invited to Barnsley College’s Open Day
- It’s not too late to study a Business course
- Manvers Prep. Plant
News source: BBC