why did they even send the second train/cart when the empty one didnt even return?
@coloradostatesenatorsteven74432 жыл бұрын
communication error
@Geclxpt2 жыл бұрын
2:44 No. It crashed bc the Ride OPs restart the coaster. The Coaster dont have and Problems
@zxluEU2 жыл бұрын
2:35 well no shit mate
@Dr_evo2 жыл бұрын
I just got back from alton tower I never know this happened
@TheSudrianTerrier6532 жыл бұрын
to think this mutilated 2 people's legs so badly to the point where the only thing that could be done was amputation
@Tomversal2 жыл бұрын
I hate that this happened, I always get so upset when it's situations where people are going out for some fun and it ends up crippling them or killing them it's just so tragic. Everyone keeps commenting how safe the ride is now, believe them, they are telling the truth and in fact because of this happening the entire industry has been doing more safety precautions on everything (which happens every single time there's an accident) so even though this event was terrible, it helped health and safety regulations improve drastically
@lewisadams66512 жыл бұрын
It was an human error there was a ghost carridge out and the park employee didnt see that it was out but the computer was saying it was out there so the employee didnt know it was there and manually overrided the next carriage to go without knowing there was a ghost/test carrige out so thats why it said there was only 16 people
@finlayclarke2640 Жыл бұрын
It wasn't the fault of the operators, the ride was operating above maximum wind speeds and broke down. While engineers were fixing, they added a fifth train because of the number of people in the park. One the ride was restarted, the operators were not informed by the engineers of the fifth train. The fifth train had been sent round the track as a test run but failed to complete the 4th inversion due to a lack of weight on the train. As the operators were not informed of this 5th train, when the train carrying people stopped at the top of the first lift hill, they checked the position of the four trains that they knew of and overrode the stopping which led to the collision. This accident was caused by a breakdown in communication, not by the ride operator who was already pressured to get the ride reopened because of the number of people in the park.
@got_no_username93252 жыл бұрын
Its still going today! I went there 2 days ago and people still go on! When i went there the oblivion got stuck with people on it! It wasn't a crash but still, it really puts the 'ride at your own risk' thing in perspective..
@Ur-local-autistic-bitXh2 жыл бұрын
If Tommy saw this video he'd shit himself even more after Wilbur telling him he's gonna die every few minutes
@joshuasicre89153 жыл бұрын
Probably safer doing drugs
@Erwin_Von_Heidenheim3 жыл бұрын
They were sued for ignoring lots of health an safety protocol it cost them 5million GBP and the drop in revenue Couple years later they build a new ride to attract everyone again and it was to be really safe and you know what they did,yep built a wooden roller coaster with fire effects (the wickerman), yes great idea to show that you've learnt from previous mistakes
@benshapiro7953 жыл бұрын
i went on this rollercoaster yesterday and i can guarantee that it is completely safe now :) i had a lot of fun
@Solar_Aero3 жыл бұрын
imagine sitting on the side knowing what's about to happen and being in such horror screaming at the operator to stop but the moment you see it move from the top of that lift hill you know its game over and just look away 20-30 seconds later you hear a crash and screams you turn back around to realise many people are unconscious wishing you could help you rush to the station but there's nothing you can do the moment the humanised car moved there was no going back Must of been scary
@Logo1925p3 жыл бұрын
The smaller more like the screamer
@mellonape93633 жыл бұрын
I going to alton Towers today and going on the smiler
@ademilhan23433 жыл бұрын
I rode it a couple of days ago
@John-uy6ks3 жыл бұрын
I’m really surprised the ride didn’t get shit down after this
@mkseraph3 жыл бұрын
me watching this at 3am cuz i cant sleep 👁👄👁
@Haganu3 жыл бұрын
Wait, so the trains don't explode on collision?
@TKM123 жыл бұрын
it scares me to see this but i wanna understand what happened
@mannyislikethat3 жыл бұрын
2:13 "a beepity boopity boo la ska la la do"
@liamgallagherstambourine3 жыл бұрын
OMG I THINK MY MUM WAS THERE
@Delboy27273 жыл бұрын
I gots fast track for this bad boy tomorrow 😂😂
@CS-bd2lc3 жыл бұрын
I went today. Didn't to on this ride out of respect to the victims. My Mom didn't go on either because she says it hurts her neck.
@muffinhead4133 жыл бұрын
It took them 4 hours to get everyone off because of the angle they crashed at, it was a 90mph crash
@shadify112yearsago23 жыл бұрын
It wasnt 90mph
@시에나-m5e3 жыл бұрын
YOO I WENT ON THIS TWICE ON TUESDAY- (i had a fastpass)
@dscanlan365093 жыл бұрын
Sooo lucky noone was killed I actually rode this ride for the first time on Tuesday and its by far the safest feeling coaster there too.. glides 👌 unlike wickerman haha
@Maui_Fr3 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqGUpoCNbL-MaZo
@elliotlawrence39133 жыл бұрын
Went on smiler today and it was bloody ace.
@milesm693 жыл бұрын
Same i went on it today it was so good
@karlboreham37223 жыл бұрын
I am so pleased how people got off safely well done it could of been worse but it wasn't worse so that's good well done fair play never go on Alton towers ever again
@Fuiskk3 жыл бұрын
I still dont understand how they lost their legs
@bronwynpaige35503 жыл бұрын
It was after they got taken to hospital. Amputated it
@gundhamcat11083 жыл бұрын
The bars got pushed down and severed them
@bella91543 жыл бұрын
B
@bella91543 жыл бұрын
U
@kquapqt17433 жыл бұрын
Atleast the roller coaster is fine 🙏🏻
@islatkacykduthie12653 жыл бұрын
I hope everyone’s ok
@islatkacykduthie12653 жыл бұрын
I love Alton towers
@2.10.angel.3 жыл бұрын
Rides as big as these should never be run by one person. And always by someone with experience
@finlayclarke2640 Жыл бұрын
It wasn't the fault of the operators, the ride was operating above maximum wind speeds and broke down. While engineers were fixing, they added a fifth train because of the number of people in the park. One the ride was restarted, the operators were not informed by the engineers of the fifth train. The fifth train had been sent round the track as a test run but failed to complete the 4th inversion due to a lack of weight on the train. As the operators were not informed of this 5th train, when the train carrying people stopped at the top of the first lift hill, they checked the position of the four trains that they knew of and overrode the stopping which led to the collision. This accident was caused by a breakdown in communication, not by the ride operator who was already pressured to get the ride reopened because of the number of people in the park.
@raganholding80353 жыл бұрын
Ngl it doesn’t even look like it crashed it just failed to get up the loop
@gundhamcat11083 жыл бұрын
One cart failed to get up the loop and then the other one rammed into the back of it
@jakehopkins69893 жыл бұрын
@@gundhamcat1108 there aren't even any loops on this
@pxxdhits30513 жыл бұрын
im a smiler survivor, i was riding it with my friend and he got off and i took another go with priorty queue, on the second run the cart got stuck upside down and one of the back track wheels slipped and the back carriage came off and i was in the second to last carriage, now i have a scar over my chest and leg because of the injury :(
@jakehopkins69893 жыл бұрын
don't lie it's so obvious ur making it up
@kimberlylach67343 жыл бұрын
The lawsuit is immeasurable with this family , it should not be open! These foreign countries they don’t check properly!! Good Bless!! Technical Problems!!
@cathaltraynor90763 жыл бұрын
Claim 💰
@erinmcelligott50563 жыл бұрын
They knew it was broke and rushed the mechanic because the smiler was there biggest attraction so ultimately the mechanic didnt do the job properly and the ride automatically sent a empty car around but it failed to go up one of the loops and was sat on the track - apparently no one knew the car was sent off so they sent a car with 16 passengers around wich led to the crash
@sammy27452 жыл бұрын
IT CANNOT AUTOMATICALLY SEND A TRAIN AROUND 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️. TO EVEN DISPATCH A TRAIN TOU NEED MULTIPLE PEOPLE PRESSING 2 BUTTONS AT ONCE
@erinmcelligott50562 жыл бұрын
@@sammy2745 idk thats what i read in a a statement. Thats why its called an ACCIDENT?!!
@worldwidewackiestadventure88893 жыл бұрын
4 trains? That's too many trains for a coaster that size. Even the big one in Blackpool pleasure Beach doesn't use 4 trains and it's bigger. And they never send a train out until the first one has returned into the brake blocks out side the station
@jakehopkins69893 жыл бұрын
The Big One isn't even that much bigger but it has less block sections than the Smiler so 4 trains is completely justified.
@harryburrows21123 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe they interviewed Taaj from come fly with me. Isn’t it.
@klv-56113 жыл бұрын
0:46 you cant even see anything kust the emty carty going back and forth you cant see the other cart
@bunnynorris91923 жыл бұрын
You know that my dad went on smiler the day before Also can I tell you something the guy that started the car that had none on was actually on his phone
@melburgess83633 жыл бұрын
It’s absolutely ridiculous, that place needs to be shut down. I have never visited there ever and I never will 😂 they have had way to many accidents there so why would I put my life at risk over there stupidity. Those pour people got hurt and some may have lost there legs due to this :( it’s just awful 😢 the fact that it had problems already before this one happened and they still thought it was going to be fine just baffles me. The place needs to be shut down it’s not safe at all.
@jakehopkins69893 жыл бұрын
accidents are rare and rarely the fault of the rides