The operator of Drayton Manor theme park will be prosecuted over the death of schoolgirl Evha Jannath, 11, the Health and Safety Executive said.
Evha Jannath died after the incident on the Splash Canyon water ride at Drayton Manor theme park in Tamworth, Staffordshire, in May 2017.
Drayton Manor Park Ltd, of Drayton Manor Drive, Tamworth, Staffordshire, will face a charge under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act.
The Health and Safety Executive has today issued a statement confirming they are bringing forward a prosecution.
They said: "A Health and Safety Executive prosecution is being brought following the death of an 11-year-old girl at Drayton Manor theme park.
"On 9 May 2017, Evha Jannath died after falling from the park's Splash Canyon water ride.
"The criminal proceedings have not yet commenced, because an inquest into Evha's death, due to be heard in November, needs to take place first."
Evha, who was one of a party of children on a school trip to the park from Jameah Girls Academy in Leicester, suffered fatal chest injuries.
She died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after being rescued from the water by theme park staff.
