A criminal case has been opened over the provision of unsafe services following an incident at a ski resort in Yakhroma, near Moscow. The news originated from a telegram channel associated with the Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Moscow Region. The city of Dmitrov Investigative Committee department in the Moscow Region has opened a criminal case under the article that covers providing services not meeting safety requirements. This information is being investigated by investigators and criminologists who are currently gathering details about what happened.
Initial reports indicated that about ten people were involved in the incident, with injuries reported after a fall from a height caused by a malfunction of the ski lift at the Stepanovo resort in the Moscow region. The response from authorities emphasized that a thorough inquiry is underway to determine the exact causes and circumstances of the event.
Earlier, the Karachay-Cerkess Republic division of the Ministry of Emergency Situations noted that regional rescue teams from the Dombay holiday village conducted the operation to evacuate tourists trapped in a cable car.
In 2022, an incident in Ufa involved a mass casualty scenario where 40 people were taken hostage at a cable car stop. The emergency halt was attributed to damage to a low frequency automation control cable on one of the cable car supports.
There have also been reports of a collision involving two ships in Saint Petersburg at an earlier time.