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divdiv class=story-body readability=18 span class=story-date#13; span class=date3 November 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time06:55 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introductionA new £18m rollercoaster at Alton Towers has closed after a wheel fell off and hit someone on the ride./p#13; pA spokeswoman said some small guide wheels came off The Smiler as it was being pulled up an incline./p#13; pOne hit a guest on the ride and caused some bruising. The rest of the wheels were caught by safety netting, she added./p#13; pThe park said an investigation would be carried out into Saturday's incident to decide when the ride could re-open./p#13; pThe injured person was looked after by park staff and did not need treatment by the ambulance service./p#13; pThe 14-loop Smiler was shut for four days on 21 July after a piece fell off the track, and 48 people had to be rescued./p#13; pIt closed again in August for five days due to a technical issue./p#13; pThe ride, which opened in May, includes a drop of 30m (98ft)./p#13; pThe spokeswoman said: We have very stringent safety procedures on all of our rides including CCTV so the ride was stopped immediately by the rides team./p#13; pAll of our rides and attractions are expected to meet extremely high standards, technologically, mechanically and in terms of the end experience, and a full investigation is on going before we determine whether to re-open the ride./p#13; pWe are sorry for any disappointment the ride's temporary closure caused our visitors but the health and safety of all of our visitors is our absolute priority./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center