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The owner of Alton Towers is to be prosecuted over the Smiler rollercoaster crash which left five people seriously injured.
Two women lost a leg and three others were seriously injured when their carriage collided with a stationary carriage on the same track last year.
Merlin Attractions Operation Ltd will appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 22 April.
It will face a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Neil Craig, head of operations for The Health and Safety Executive in the Midlands, said: "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."
Four people sitting in the front row of the carriage were among those most seriously hurt in the crash.
Two women lost a leg and three others were seriously injured when their carriage collided with a stationary carriage on the same track last year.
Merlin Attractions Operation Ltd will appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 22 April.
It will face a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Neil Craig, head of operations for The Health and Safety Executive in the Midlands, said: "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."
Four people sitting in the front row of the carriage were among those most seriously hurt in the crash.
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