Girl, 4, dies after pool incident at Waterworld in Stoke-on-Trent

Girl died in hospital after initial treatment at scene, police say, as water park announces a day’s closure

A four-year-old girl has died after an incident at a swimming pool at Waterworld in Hanley, Staffordshire police said.

The force was called to the water park in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, at about 4.20pm on Monday to reports of a girl in a critical condition.