Alton Towers victim celebrates 18th birthday at home

During the crash, Mr Pugh also faced life-changing injuries when his knees were shattered.

Last week she was discharged from hospital just in time for her birthday celebrations.

Miss Washington also posted another photo of the evening with two pals in a lift which she captioned “Love my friends”.

But exactly eight weeks later, the couple were celebrating happier times as Leah posted a smiling image on Instagram. Last night, he also tweeted a message saying: “Looking forward to Leah’s birthday meal tonight”.

“Love my friends”, she added.

However, she is now on the road to recovery.

While Miss Washington was rushed to intensive care and had to have her left leg amputated above the knee.

Leah has chronicled her fantastic recovery on social media over the past two months.

“Having Leah home is a good call”, he tweeted.

Cousin Nicola praised her on Twitter as the “beaut cousin who inspires me every day and has amazed us all!”

Among the other people seriously injured in the crash were 27-year-old old hotel assistant manager Daniel Thorpe from Buxton in Derbyshire, and his 20-year-old girlfriend Vicky Balch, from Leyland in Lancashire.

Her left leg was amputated days later, and she also suffered a fractured left hand.

Merlin Entertainments, owner of LEGOLAND, Madame Tussauds and London Eye, has said it expects earnings (before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) could be as low as £40 million ($62 million) for its theme parks division, compared to £87 million ($135 million) in 2014, ahead of its first half results this Thursday.

But the period was overshadowed by a horrific rollercoaster accident at Alton Towers and earlier this week the company warned the effects of which would reduce full-year profits by as much as £47m. The Smiler has since remained closed.

Merlin said trading across its theme parks has been, and continues to be, “significantly impacted” by the accident on The Smiler ride at the Alton Towers.