28 rescued from theme park ride
Twenty-eight people have been rescued from a theme park ride after it broke down.
Bosses at the Alton Towers theme park near Stoke-on-Trent said unidentified gremlins brought the Corkscrew ride to a halt.
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Bosses at the Alton Towers theme park near Stoke-on-Trent said unidentified gremlins brought the Corkscrew ride to a halt.
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