LONDON -- One Direction have filmed a video message and offered to meet a teenage girl whose leg was amputated after the Alton Towers roller coaster crash earlier this month in which several people were injured.
They were prompted into action by the #Get1DToLeah Twitter campaign.
17-year-old Leah Washington from Barnsley in South Yorkshire was in the front row of a carriage on the Smiler ride when it smashed into an empty carriage in front of it, leaving 16 people injured, five severely so.
A friend of Washington's, Sara Stuart, posted a message to Twitter explaining she'd been to see the One Direction fan in hospital, and that she had had to miss their appearance at the Capital FM Summertime Ball.
"I know this is a long shot and they must get lots of requests but it would really make Leah's day and aid her recovery if they could visit her or contact her in any way," she said.
1D FAN INVOLVED IN SMILER CRASH! Please retweet and share! @1DUpdatesOnline @WW1DUpdates @Harry_Styles @onedirection pic.twitter.com/bEoUEfgeps— Sara Stuart (@sara_stuart08) June 8, 2015
One Direction's agents said the four members had filmed a video message for Leah.
"Unfortunately because of their schedule they can't visit her in hospital, but they have offered Leah tickets to a forthcoming concert of her choice when she has recovered, and will be delighted to meet her backstage then," they said.
One of the band's members, Louis Tomlinson, also tweeted at her offering support.
@leahwashy Thinking about you Leah & hoping you are home in South Yorkshire soon Xx— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) June 8, 2015
Alton Towers is expected to face a multi-million pound legal bill over the crash. The Smiler ride remains closed.