The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today informed Merlin
Attractions Operations Ltd that it will be prosecuted over an incident in which
five people were seriously injured on a rollercoaster ride at Alton Towers in
Staffordshire in June 2015.
Two female passengers on the
‘Smiler’ ride suffered leg amputations and three others were also seriously
injured when their carriage collided with a stationary carriage on the same
track. The incident happened on 2 June 2015.
Merlin Attractions Operation
Ltd based in Poole, Dorset, will appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre,
Newcastle-under-Lyme on 22 April 2016 to face a charge under the Health and
Safety at Work Act etc, 1974.
Neil Craig, head of operations
for HSE in the Midlands said: “We have today informed Merlin Attractions
Operations Ltd that it will be prosecuted for breaching health and safety law.
This was a serious incident with life-changing consequences for five people. We
have conducted a very thorough investigation and consider that there is
sufficient evidence and that it is in the public interest to bring a
prosecution.”
Merlin Attractions Operations
Ltd is the company responsible for Alton Towers and under health and safety law
is responsible for managing the risks created by the operation of the theme
park’s rides.
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