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02nd Jul 2015

Pic: Alton Towers rollercoaster breaks down leaving dozens hanging upside down

What a nightmare

Joe Harrington

A rush of blood to the head.

The famous Air rollercoaster at Alton Towers failed halfway through a ride yesterday and left dozens of people suspended upside down in mid-air for twenty minutes.

Sarah Chapman got this photo of the unfortunate people hanging around.

In more bad PR for the theme park, eighty people were also stuck for an hour after two monorail trains broke down yesterday.

The technical difficulty comes just weeks after 16 people were injured at the park when the Smiler rollercoaster crashed into an empty carriage.

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