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| Smiler victim Chanda Chauhan: 'We were in a horror movie' | Smiler victim Chanda Chauhan: 'We were in a horror movie' |
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| A victim of the Alton Towers Smiler crash described the aftermath as being like "a horror movie" as the theme park admitted health and safety breaches. | |
| Chanda Chauhan and her daughter Vanisha Singh spoke out for the first time about their ordeal riding in the second row of the carriage. | Chanda Chauhan and her daughter Vanisha Singh spoke out for the first time about their ordeal riding in the second row of the carriage. |
| Merlin Attractions, which owns the Staffordshire site, admitted one charge. | Merlin Attractions, which owns the Staffordshire site, admitted one charge. |
| "I'd like to see justice to stop this ever happening again," said Ms Singh. | "I'd like to see justice to stop this ever happening again," said Ms Singh. |
| Ms Chauhan, 50, one of five people seriously injured, was rescued in a painstaking operation from trapped seats. | Ms Chauhan, 50, one of five people seriously injured, was rescued in a painstaking operation from trapped seats. |
| She had surgery to her stomach and, following the crash, has received further treatment for a damaged liver and blood clots. | She had surgery to her stomach and, following the crash, has received further treatment for a damaged liver and blood clots. |
| "We were in a horror movie with flesh, blood, everything and we had to endure that for four or five hours," she said. | "We were in a horror movie with flesh, blood, everything and we had to endure that for four or five hours," she said. |
| "Although we weren't cut, and our scars were invisible, that stayed with us." | "Although we weren't cut, and our scars were invisible, that stayed with us." |
| Alton Towers admits Smiler safety breaches | Alton Towers admits Smiler safety breaches |
| Ms Chauhan added: "There were moans, crying, screaming; then suddenly there was an eerie silence and that was so haunting. | Ms Chauhan added: "There were moans, crying, screaming; then suddenly there was an eerie silence and that was so haunting. |
| "I could see what looked like red paint and I thought 'oh my god that is actually blood'. | "I could see what looked like red paint and I thought 'oh my god that is actually blood'. |
| "The adrenalin that I had before going on the ride turned into adrenalin of fear." | "The adrenalin that I had before going on the ride turned into adrenalin of fear." |
| Ms Singh, 30, from Walsall, suffered broken ribs and a swollen lung. | Ms Singh, 30, from Walsall, suffered broken ribs and a swollen lung. |
| She said the crash affected her young children, aged one and two. | She said the crash affected her young children, aged one and two. |
| "They've got separation anxiety," she said. | "They've got separation anxiety," she said. |
| "If I leave or go anywhere they start to panic because they remember me going into hospital. Every time I leave they still think we don't know when mummy's coming back." | "If I leave or go anywhere they start to panic because they remember me going into hospital. Every time I leave they still think we don't know when mummy's coming back." |
| The Health and Safety Executive's prosecution alleged that Merlin failed to protect those injured from the risks of the Smiler ride. | The Health and Safety Executive's prosecution alleged that Merlin failed to protect those injured from the risks of the Smiler ride. |
| It relates to Leah Washington, from South Yorkshire, and Vicky Balch, from Lancashire, who both lost a leg in the crash. | It relates to Leah Washington, from South Yorkshire, and Vicky Balch, from Lancashire, who both lost a leg in the crash. |
| The charge also names Miss Washington's boyfriend, Jo Pugh, Daniel Thorpe from Manchester and Ms Chauhan, from Wednesbury - all seriously injured on 2 June 2015. | The charge also names Miss Washington's boyfriend, Jo Pugh, Daniel Thorpe from Manchester and Ms Chauhan, from Wednesbury - all seriously injured on 2 June 2015. |