"A criminal case has been opened against officials of the Orenburg city administration on the fact of the collapse of the structure of the attraction on May 6, 2023 in the park of the 50th anniversary of the USSR in Orenburg," the regional prosecutor's office said in a statement.
In addition, a warning was issued to the head of the city in order to prevent such violations.
On behalf of the Prosecutor of the Orenburg region Ruslan Medvedev, an audit of the implementation of legislation in the field of providing entertainment services to the population, in particular the operation of all attractions, was launched throughout the region.
According to the latest data, 20 people were hospitalized after the accident in the park of Orenburg.
The mayor's office of Orenburg said that the fall of the carousel booths was due to a breakdown of the mechanism.