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Alton Towers employees 'under investigation' after Smiler crash

Destinations
Edward Robertson
24 August 2015

Two employees from Alton Towers are reportedly under investigation after the Smiler ride disaster, which saw two women each lose a leg.

Smiler Alton Towers

Human error and a failure to follow basic safety procedures allegedly led to the tragic accident, the Mail on Sunday reported.

An engineer reportedly overrode an automatic safety lock, which allowed the ride operator to send the carriage, which was full of people, careering into a empty vehicle which had “stalled” further down the track, the newspaper said.

It added that both the employees that were involved were still working at the park, although in different roles, while a criminal investigation by the Health and Safety executive is reportedly underway.