A theme park has been forced to shut down its new multi-million pound rollercoaster after reports a bolt was seen to fall from the ride. Alton Towers said visitors queuing for the Smiler ride claim ...

Beverley and Alan Williams - whose daughter died in 2004 say rides are "flirting with the boundaries of technology" Fears: Beverley and Alan Williams say theme park rides musn't been seen as ...

The worker operating The Smiler ride at Alton Towers which crashed seriously injuring four people has reportedly been sacked. Theme park operators Merlin this week said “human error” was to blame for ...

LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A roller coaster crash at Merlin Entertainments' Alton Towers theme park in Britain, which seriously injured four teenagers, was caused by human error, the firm's own ...

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LONDON (AP) — One roller coaster car slammed into another Tuesday on one of Britain’s biggest amusement park rides, leaving four teenagers seriously injured and stranding passengers 25 feet (8 meters) ...

LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Four teenagers were seriously hurt at one of Britain's biggest theme parks on Tuesday when two carriages collided on a rollercoaster ride, rescue workers said. An air ...