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Connie Rusk

Alton Towers' couple share they drifted apart after devastating crash before engagement

Leah Washington, who lost her leg in 2015 after she was seriously injured in a rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers, has spoken about how she "drifted apart" from her now fiancé Joe Pugh at first as she struggled to cope with her life-changing injuries.

The couple announced their engagement last month and talked about the devastating aftermath following the smash on The Smiler which left Leah, 24, waking up "finding most of my left leg missing" and Joe, 25, with shattered kneecaps and two broken fingers.

Leah described they had only been officially dating for a week when the horror crash happened and the difficulties their relationship faced as she was unable to care for herself.

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