Another roller coaster ride at Alton Towers has been closed after breaking down – a week after a crash at the theme park forced a teenage girl to have her leg amputated.

The Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure in the CBeebies area of the Staffordshire theme park was evacuated yesterday after a guest became “agitated” when the ride stopped working, a spokeswoman said.

The news came as one of five people seriously injured on the Smiler ride last week spoke from his hospital bed to thank medics treating him.

Daniel Thorpe, a 27-year-old old hotel assistant manager from Buxton in Derbyshire, is “recovering well” from the injuries he suffered when two carriages collided on the ride, a spokesman for University Hospital Coventry said.

Leah Washington, 17, had her left leg amputated above the knee and suffered a fractured hand in the incident, while her 18-year-old boyfriend Joe Pugh, 20-year-old Vicky Balch, and Chandaben Chauhan, 49, were also seriously injured.

An Alton Towers spokeswoman said: “Following an incident on 10th June the Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure will be closed today (11th June).

“A minor technical delay caused the ride to stop and a guest became agitated. In line with standard procedures, the ride was therefore evacuated and Alton Towers Resort staff followed all normal processes to ensure guests were taken off the ride quickly and safely.

“As a precaution, Alton Towers is now conducting thorough checks of the ride before it re-opens to guests.”

The Smiler, Oblivion and Enterprise remain closed in the park’s X-Sector, while the Sonic Spinball ride has also been shut down so “additional safety measures” can be introduced, the spokeswoman added.

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