Alton Towers theme park has reopened the Smiler rollercoaster today - nine months after an accident which left five people with serious or life-changing injuries.

The owner of Alton Towers theme park in the UK is to be prosecuted over the Smiler rollercoaster crash in which five people were seriously injured.

The crash on The Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers that seriously injured five people was caused by human error, an investigation has found.

A woman who had her leg amputated after the UK Alton Towers’ roller coaster crash wants The Smiler to be shut for good, as park bosses have spoken of reopening the ride.

"I think we were all bullied into doing rides that probably some of us wouldn’t."

Merlin Entertainments said it might be another two years before visitor numbers at its Alton Towers theme park recover to previous levels following a roller coaster crash in June which hit summer trade and took a chunk out of profits.

A woman who lost her leg in the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash has spoken of her determination to walk again before she graduates.

Victims of the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash have received their first insurance payments.

UK broadcasting watchdog Ofcom says it will not be launching an investigation into Sky News presenter Kay Burley’s interview with the boss of Alton Towers after four people were seriously hurt at the theme park.

A 17-year-old girl whose leg was amputated after a rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers initially needed a machine to keep her alive in intensive care, her brother said.

More than 1,000 people have complained about Sky News presenter Kay Burley’s interview with the Alton Towers boss after four people were seriously hurt at the theme park when two carriages collided on a rollercoaster.

The family of a 17-year-old girl injured in a rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers have thanked medics for saving her life after she had one of her legs amputated.

Alton Towers will reopen to the public tomorrow after shutting its gates following a rollercoaster crash which saw four people seriously injured.

An 18-year-old textile design student and his girlfriend have been named as among those injured when a record-breaking rollercoaster crashed at Alton Towers in England.

Alton Towers amusement park has been closed while an investigation continues into a “dreadful” accident on a rollercoaster which left four people with serious injuries.

£18m rollercoaster with 14 loops has been shut on two previous occasions because of safety concerns

Four teenagers have suffered serious leg injuries in a collision between two carriages on Alton Towers amusement park's Smiler rollercoaster in the UK.