EXCLUSIVE Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington ties the knot with fiance Joe Pugh in a dazzling ceremony Read the Mail's exclusive interview with Leah and see pictures from inside the wedding on MailOnline tomorrow By Elizabeth Haigh Published: 11:22, 26 May 2024 | Updated: 11:41, 26 May 2024 e-mail 17 shares 45 View comments Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington has tied the knot with her partner Joe Pugh in a dazzling ceremony nine years after the pair were involved in a horror smash on the theme park's The Smiler rollercoaster. The couple got engaged during a romantic getaway to Italy in 2022, before Leah, 26, enjoyed a hen do with a dozen close friends and family in the Algarve, Portugal last year. But the couple's wedding was far from always on the cards: in the aftermath of the Alton Towers crash, which saw Leah lose a leg and Joe smash both kneecaps and lose the ability to move one of his fingers , the couple drifted apart.
Then aged just 17 and 18, the life-changing injuries they sustained on their first proper date occurred when the carriage they were in smashed into a second stationary car at around 50mph. But despite the horrific scale of the couple's injuries, they overcame their struggles and have now got married in a beautiful ceremony surrounded by friends and family. Joe Pugh (left) and Leah Washington (right) tied the knot in a dazzling ceremony this week, nine years after the horror Alton Towers smash Leah, 26, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, lost.
