Alton Towers crash victim shares inspirational video documenting journey over eight years since ‘life flipped’

Alton Towers rollercoaster crash amputee Leah Washington, 25, has shared an inspirational video documenting her journey over the past eight years since her “life was flipped”.

The 25-year-old from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, was 17 years old when the Smiler rollercoaster carriage smashed into a stationary train at Alton Towers, in Staffordshire, in June 2015.

Leah was one of two young passengers who lost a leg while Joe, her now-fiance, suffered devastating injuries himself including two shattered kneecaps.

Sharing the video on Instagram, Leah said: “8 years since my life flipped, how time has flown! A brief little journey from then until now, a 17-year-old girl thinking what was going to happen next, underconfident after surgery & struggling to think positive.”

“I feel the best I have felt in a long time,” she added.