"The claimants' lawyer has confirmed to us that this is a purely procedural filing to preserve their clients' rights in relation to the standard three-year limitation period, and that certain claims are not yet ready for settlement due to their complex nature.". When the Smiler reopens, it will include new safety measures including additional CCTV cameras and an enhanced safety process requiring a senior member of staff to authorise the manual overrides that caused the Smiler crash. Alton Towers Smiler Victims Pictured Together For The First Time Since Crash; Modern World Driving Children to Despair. There has been a series of incidents on the ride since it opened in May 2013. When we went on, when we were queuing, it said: Weve got a couple of technical difficulties and then probably 10 or 15 minutes later the ride carried on. The court also heard engineers should have seen the empty carriage which was visible on CCTV cameras covering the track. Mr Thorogood said engineers, responding to a fault, were 'without guidance from above', and had not been given a system to follow to safely deal with the problem on the track. It faces a multi-million pound fine and potentially millions more in compensation claims from the victims following a Health and Safety Executive prosecution. The mother-of-one said she was 'emotional' on the lead up to the big day and 'wouldn't change' anything about her life because she wouldn't have her beloved husband or their son, who is also known as Vinnie. Credit: ITV News Central. By Martin Robinson, Uk Chief Reporter For Mailonline, Published: 05:33 EST, 26 September 2016 | Updated: 15:25 EST, 26 September 2016. Alton Towers Smiler rollercoaster crash video shows horror moment ride 'There was no single member of technical service staff in control,' Mr Thorogood said. 'You're not on your own up there': Mother's heartbreaking Fighting for life: Distraught mother shares harrowing Court shown horrifying moment The Smiler crashed in worst rollercoaster disaster for years, Impact of packed ride smashing into an empty carriageequivalent to 'a family car of 1.5 tons having collided at about 90mph', Victims were 'suspended (in mid air) for several hours'and suffered 'very significant blood loss' leading to loss of limbs. I had to face that this was going to be something I was going to have to live with for the rest of my life. The trapped ridegoers then had to wait more than four hours to be freed from the crumpled carriage while rescue workers battled to reach them as they sat 25ft up in the air at an angle of about 45 degrees, pinned in by the mangled metal. When I got the payout, it made me realise that I had to live with this disability for ever. Vicky Balch, then 19, and Leah Washington, then 17, were. I kept saying to Dino, Its over, I cant believe its all over.. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? "Its design was based on a traditional concept that has existed for several years and no reference was made to the Smiler by the students involved. Read about our approach to external linking. EXCLUSIVE: The two young women could get around 2million each, according to . What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? The pair announced their engagement two years ago onInstagram. 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The 18m Smiler ride, described as the worlds first 14-looping rollercoaster on its official website, opened in May 2013. Vicky was excited to speak about her wedding, saying: We are getting married in Italy, an intimate ceremony with friends and family. Theres ups and downs in any relationship and this makes ours a bit more complicated. 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I have to be careful with the money, I have to plan how much I need to keep away for later life and care.. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Miss Balch has said she does not see the point in being angry about what happened. Our concern is with and for them and for their safety, and all our thoughts and efforts are focused on them.. 'A number of errors were made. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? Putting names to archive photos, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. After an investigation, authorities arrested Rogel Hernandez-Reyes, a 27-year-old man from Maryland. Alton Towers owner pleads guilty over Smiler rollercoaster crash As of 1:30 p.m., all . Two women who lost legs after a crash on a ride at Alton Towers are suing the park's owners, their lawyers have said. Its been four-and-a-half years. Uk | HuffPost UK Victims who lost limbs, broke bones and suffered internal injuries in the disaster relieved their ordeal as they faced the theme park's bosses at Stafford Crown Court today. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Smiler crash victim Joe Pugh and girlfriend Leah Washington, who had her leg amputated, tweeted their "disgust". Guardian's Allowance weekly payments are also rising in April. Stock in the FTSE-100 firm dropped 3.46% to 444.3p a share. #notgood! The pair, from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, were among 16 people hurt in the crash, five of them seriously, when two carriages on the ride collided in June that year. Read about our approach to external linking. The women are suing Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd for negligence and or breach of statutory duty. Joe Pugh, 18, a student at Huddersfield University, and his girlfriend Leah Washington were among the victims. Indicating a guilty plea to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act, Merlin's barrister told the previous hearing that the company accepted additional measures could have been taken to guard against safety risks. The five seriously injured were Vicky Balch and Daniel Thorpe, from Buxton in Derbyshire, Leah Washington and Joe Pugh, from Barnsley, and Chandaben Chauhan, from Wednesbury, West Midlands. 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Its entirely possible that Leahs claim will run into millions., And Leah says: You cant put a price on losing a limb. pic.twitter.com/6torYa0DzW. "Furthermore the company has regular direct contact with those seriously injured and continues to provide help and support wherever we can.". She continued: When I said Id accept, it was such a massive weight lifted. Two teenagers involved in the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash were on their first official date, it emerged today. Leah was on a date with boyfriend Joe Pugh, 18, when the accident happened.