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Passengers have been escorted off the "Oblivion" roller coaster at the Alton Towers theme park after it stopped at its highest point - 180ft above ground.  Passengers have been escorted off the "Oblivion" roller coaster at the Alton Towers theme park after it stopped at its highest point 180ft above the ground. 
  The theme park said the ride stopped after a "minor technical fault" and that the safety of customers had not been compromised.
The owner of Alton Towers, Merlin Attractions, was fined a record £5m in September last year after a crash left five people with life-changing injuries and several others seriously hurt.
Following the evacuation, a spokesperson for the theme park said: “This afternoon Oblivion stopped after a sensor on the ride detected a minor technical fault.
"The ride performed exactly as it is designed to do. In line with our well-rehearsed procedures, guests were assisted from the ride. At no point was guest safety compromised.” 
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