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‘I’ll have a different life': Young woman who lost her leg on rollercoaster speaks out
“I’m nervous for the future.”
THE TEENAGER WHO lost her leg following a rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers in June has spoken out.
Leah Washington (18) told the Mail on Sunday her dream of becoming a teacher is now on hold.
“I’m nervous for the future. My life is on hold while my friends are moving forward, having their own cars and leaving home.
“I’ll have a different path and a different life. Plans that you’ve thought about in your head for the future … they’re going to be different now because of what’s happened.”
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Washington recalled the fateful incident at the Alton Towers resort in Staffordshire:
“We didn’t know what was going on … We went round and round and round – and then we came around this corner.
I saw the other cart stuck on the track ahead. I didn’t think ‘Oh my God, this is going to end badly’, I just thought it wouldn’t be nice, like a bumper car ride. I never thought it was going to be as bad as it was.
Washington is undergoing physiotherapy and trying to remain positive while she waits for a prosthetic leg to be fitted.
“I just want to start my life again,” she added.
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