Leah Washington-Pugh was left seriously injured in a crash at the major theme park in 2015 and had to have her left leg amputated below the knee, when she was just 17

A brave woman who lost her leg in the horrific Smiler rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers has vowed to support other amputees but said she sometimes still longs for a "normal life".

Leah Washington-Pugh, reflecting on the devastating accident at the Staffordshire theme park ten years ago, admitted she feels "lucky to be where I am now" and has pledged to help other amputees at a brand new NHS facility. She and her now-husband Joe Pugh were just 17 and 18 when their Smiler carriage collided with another on June 2, 2015. They were among the 16 victims compensated by operator Merlin for the crash.

The 28-year-old, f

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