A DATE has been set for an inquest into the death of a Nelson teenager at a theme park.

Salma Saleem, 15, of Manchester Road, who had Down's Syndrome, fell 30ft from a ferris wheel at Gulliver's World, in Warrington, in July 2002.

She died two days later in Warrington District General Hospital.

A post-mortem examination confirmed that she died as a result of head injuries.

Cheshire Police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have both investigated the incident and will give evidence to the coroner's court at a three-day inquest on July 7, 8 and 9.

The inquest will be heard by a jury at Runcorn Town Hall.

At the time of the incident, police said Salma had travelled to the theme park with a number of other disabled children on a trip organised by the Nelson-based Faisalabad Welfare Association Disabled Children's Scheme.

The HSE later confirmed it was investigating several issues, including why she had travelled alone in a carriage on the ferris wheel.

Directors of Gulliver's World said that no equipment failure nor mechanical fault was involved in the incident.