![]() ![]() The Sky Ride suffered another fire on 21 July 2009 in The Towers section of the park, due to a faulty vending machine.The damage was repairable, but the ride had to be closed for six months before reopening midway through the 2008 season. The fire completely destroyed the whole station. On 2 June 2015, a train with 16 passengers collided at 32 km/h (20 mph) with a stationary test car that had failed part way round the track.On 2 November 2013, four people were injured after being hit by flying guide wheels when they fell off one of the trains.Main article: The Smiler (roller coaster) ยง Incidents Over the following season, the station was rebuilt, and was ready for the 2010 season. Four passengers - two male, two female, aged between 17 and 27 - suffered serious leg injuries and were airlifted to nearby hospitals for treatment. One of the casualties had to have her left leg amputated due to her injuries while a second casualty had to have her right leg amputated due to the extent of her injuries. ![]() A fifth person with neck and abdominal injuries was also taken to hospital. The other 11 riders were believed to have only minor injuries and received medical treatment at the scene. This has been stated to be the biggest incident to ever occur at Alton Towers. The theme park was closed until 7 June 2015 pending the completion of the investigation. Ride staff operating The Smiler at the time of the incident were investigated, after reports that it was manually restarted in similar fashion to the Alton mouse during its incident in 1991, however the criminal investigation concluded that the crash was not caused by individual staff error. This accident also caused Spinball Whizzer and three other roller coasters at sister parks Thorpe Park and Chessington World of Adventures to close until safety procedures were evaluated these rides reopened shortly afterwards.
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