TracyWalker published Alton Towers' Smiler crash could cost theme park £50m

The crash on Alton Towers' £18 million The Smiler rollercoaster - which left five people seriously injured - could cost the theme park up to £50 million.Merlin Entertainments, owners of the attraction, have announced it expects the firm's full year's earnings to be between £37m and £47m - much lower following the collision, which involved a carriage colliding with a stationary car.The company's full year earnings had initially been expected to total £87m - in line..