Alton Towers Victim Says Her Life Is On Hold

A teenager whose leg was amputated after a rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers has told how she has had to put her plans to go to university to become a teacher on hold. Leah Washington, who turned 18 last month, said it was difficult to watch her friends prepare to leave for university when her life had changed so dramatically. Miss Washington from Barnsley, who lost her left leg above the knee after the Smiler ride crashed with an empty carriage on 2 June, was one of five people, including her boyfriend Joe Pugh, seriously injured in the accident.