The Alton Towers Crash Survivors Share Their Fairytale After Disaster | This Morning
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- It’s been nine years since their first date ended in the ultimate disaster. Leah Washington and Joe Pugh, then just 17 and 18, were caught up in the catastrophic rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers, which left them both with life-changing injuries and resulted in Leah’s right leg having to be amputated. Yet despite the tragic circumstances, their relationship overcame the odds. They join us today, fresh from their honeymoon, to discuss their emotional wedding and reveal how they transformed their traumatic ordeal into the ultimate fairytale.
Broadcast on 07/06/2024
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It's so fab to get this update. Me and my year group went to Alton around a couple of days after the crash. I remember Leah and what happened to her, especially. So happy for them may they have a lifetime of happiness.
Why would you go?
@@dscrerar1111it’s one of the best parks in the uk not a lot of good theme parks here in the uk
It’s mad that wasn’t cancelled or postponed for a kids trip. There’s always thorpe park lol
@@msmiami212 🤣🤣🤣
@@dscrerar1111 because it obviously wouldn't happen again? I go every year- I'm going tomorrow. I also went about a week after the crash had happened. No crashes like this in Alton Towers have ever happened. Closest thing to it was on the Runaway Mine Train where the carriages got halved back in 2006. Everyone who went to the hospital (6) for a check-up due to whiplash/ abdominal pain, all left the same day. Otherwise it's been rider issues like a young boy somehow managed to get into the Nemesis ride restricted area in 2002 and got hit by a train, and a girl broke her wrists on Rita due to holding onto the bars before the ride sent in 2005. Nobody has ever died due to Alton Towers rides.
Such a beautiful, well spoken, mature couple. You can just tell that they’re soulmates. They share a bond that can’t be manufactured. Wishing them a lifetime of happiness together ❤❤
It’s wonderful to see the relationship lasted even past their shared experience. And great for them to have had each other to get through their recovery.
Amazing people. I would not be as strong as these days
So nice to see an update from these 2. I remember this crash so vividly. I remember seeing interviews from them after and often wondered how they were. Congrats to them both! 🍾🥂
My partner and I were there on the day and saw this awful event, it’s so lovely to see after everything they’ve been through they got their fairy tale that they deserve❤️
This just goes to show us all; Life goes on. You can make it! Adjustments are a part of life.
What a beautiful young lady. They deserve every happiness
Its beautiful to see that a happy positive ending came out of the Alton towers tragedy im happy for them both and wishing all the best 😊
Bless them both, very inspirational
She looked amazing in her wedding dress.
How lovely are this couple .. I remember this accident and they have done amazingly.
A lifetime of happiness ❤
Delighted for Joe and Leah, congratulations to you both. They and Victoria have overcome the physical and psychological challenges of the horrendous accident at such young ages.
My mum is nearly 90 and unfortunately she had to undergo an above knee amputation of one of her legs. She has been through a very long journey but she has been determined, hugely independent, stubborn and just hugely hugely brave. She now lives at home, with minimal visits from carers, and though her life is very different, she continues to push herself in her rehabilitation and recovery. She has been encouraged by the incredible staff at Derby Royal amputation department, who have high expectations, positivity and such kindness. I honestly thought they were just trying to keep her spirits up. However she had her prosthetic leg made and is on the ardous and tough journey to walk independently. I quickly realised that though losing a limb it is life changing and deeply traumatic, it is not the end of a person, whether they are old or young.
I'm sorry for the essay. I just wanted to that these lovely young people have overcome so much, in a different way to my mum, but the positivity and courage is the same.
❤
Sending your mum so much love x
Awwh bless, so happy for them.❤
Such a lovely and inspirational couple all the best to them ❤
So glad to see them both so happy. What a courageous pair ❤
The way they look at each other ❤
So happy for them ❤
I think about this story alot, I'm so happy for this couple
Me and my brother and law were waiting in queue for this ride for over 45 mins, just to eventually be told they had to close it as something wasn't quite right with it, this tragic event happened a few days after that, such a shame, great to see them still going strong though🤗
Beautifull couple bless them
What a lovely couple .
Im so happy that they are still togethor and safe!❤
What an amazing couple congratulations
Made my year, go get it couple, so pleased for you, x
Good luck to you both. Còngratulations❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
god bless her. sweet angel she is
Great: a thousand blessings!
Congrats you two. That accident does feel like five minutes ago. Awful. Glad there’s happiness after such an awful tragedy.
Great stuff 😃
Leah is beautiful
Well done U 2!🥰
I'm so glad things have turned out well for Leah and Joe there such a lovely couple I wish all the best for the future 👍❤
Beautiful, happy and lovely couple. We looks normal life.
What a fantastic couple so I inspirational good luck to them❤
Fantastic they still together ❤❤❤❤
Amazing, congratulations
How wonderful from such a tragic accident 👏🎉💖
Aww bless them both. ❤
so happy for them, a tragedy turned into happiness ❤
congratulations
Merlin managed to keep a lot of what really went wrong very quiet. Even with the HSE court case, many of their tragic failures are still not publicly known. They made sure to treat the victims extremely well which is although noble of them does not excuse the cover-up that continues to this day.
There was a lot of reaction after this about how dangerous rollercoasters can be, but make no mistake, if left down to the coaster and its sensors and safety procedures this would never have happened. This was human error and training failures and the fault lies with Merlin, not the ride. Still, so happy that these two could have such a silver lining out of such a devastating situation.
I wouldn't say there was a cover up. A human overrode the safety features inbuilt on the ride
This just proves its not the date.. its the person
Fantastic couple ❤
Oh congratulations you two.🎊🎊🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳😊😊😊😊😊😊
Pleased for them ❤
I went alton towers in 2020 just before covid was on smiler went round once and it nearly went round again 😳, glad there is a happy story from the accident though feels like yesterday since I heard about this
Amazing couple ❤
Why are they making a big deal about him getting emotional? It’s a big day for him and men can be emotional too…
How sad 😢
What héros yous two are heart 🤎
on their first date☹️how sad
I read the description before watching... In the description, it says her right leg. But from looking at the thumbnail.... isn't it actually her left leg? 🤔🤷♀️
No, it’s her right leg
It’s her left. Dermot even said. They should change the description, out of respect.
It's 100% her left leg
She’s gorgeous and hasn’t aged a bit!!!
She’s only 26 haha
I was there that day, was awful. Helicopter after helicopter turning up.
Something wasn't right. They had to tell you that something wasn't right?If you was stood in the queue then you would have seen and definitely heard the crash because the ride goes directly overhead everybody who's stood in the queue.
I find it funny that some people get confused with the location of Alton Towers and think that it’s in Alton Hampshire when it’s actually up north. I had a couple ask me once and then I told them they needed to go up north 😂
Weirdly I live near a village called Thorpe which is actually only 10 minutes from Alton Towers, but everyone thinks it is Thorpe Park, which is down South and probably less than an hour from the Alton in Hampshire
Both minted now
What is it with brides demanding their partner cries at the wedding???
that wedding must have cost an arm and a leg.
Everybodys getting paried up but me😢😠😡
How old are you?
Went on The Smiler the last time i went to Alton Towers. Best ride I've been on. Sat at the front kinda hoping we had a repeat. A leg for a few million? Was willing to take that chance.
That’s a terrible thing to say. You need your mental health accessed by a qualified psychologist.
Would love to know how much money they got from that accident
That isn't anyone's business. Whatever it was, I guarantee that they would swap the money straight back if they could return to life before the huge trauma and physical injuries. Don't you agree?
Almost 10 years on and they're still milking it. The Smiler crash was a human error. These things happen unfortunately. It's an amazing ride, and thousands go on it every day. You're more likely to die being in a car than a rollercoaster, yet cars aren't banned. This couple brought unnecessary fear to the public so every karen sees a rollercoaster and yells "ITS UNSAFE!!!!!!" It's rare, but this can happen and it's unfortunate. But..
Move on from the incident. You claimed your money. You got married. Was an interview really necessary?
Nice couple, interviewers cringey 🙈
Allison is not up to the job. Stick to big brother
so what if they are now married people get married every day why are they so special
because they both nearly died in a freak rollercoaster accident at one of the most famous theme parks in the world.
Only married her because of her millions in compo
He would have got plenty in compensation too. What a ridiculous thing to say, you have no idea of their personal situation
Yer that's right! think good of people, he is a good guy and she is a wonderful wife
Waited a very long time to marry her if that was why. Of course it wasn't.
What a nasty comment best wishes to them 🎉
😂😂😂nothing to do with everything they’ve been through together and the fact they started off like any other couple must be the compo! Seriously why even say that!!!!!!
Don't remember that. Sorry! 🫤😐
Simply don't remember it.....whats wrong with that....🤔 nothing!! 🙄🤦
Well if you don't have anything to say then keep your mouth shut!!
@@MoInspire what is it gonna be? Highway or the byway?
Byway u apologise.
Highway....u die.
Which one? 🤔🤔
@@mattayres5238 Parasite