SC filed a case in connection with the collapse of the bridge in Kaliningrad – RIA Novosti

SC filed a case in connection with the collapse of the bridge in Kaliningrad – RIA Novosti

KALININGRAD, January 13 – RIA Novosti. Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation into the deaths of four workers in the collapse of the Berlin bridge pre-war buildings in Kaliningrad, Russian Federation spokeswoman Marianne Suski Andryushina.

Earlier it was reported that on Tuesday morning in Kaliningrad collapsed pillars of the old defunct Berlin bridge to be demolished. As a result, four people died and two others were hospitalized with serious injuries.

“In the course of search and rescue operations by the staff of the NFM from the rubble recovered bodies of four workers. The other two victims were hospitalized in serious condition. In this incident the investigating authorities of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kaliningrad region opened a criminal case, “- said Andryushina.

According to investigators, working death occurred due to the fact that the dismantling of the bridge were not met the necessary security measures. According to preliminary data, just before the collapse of the workers, as well as several pieces of construction equipment were located on the surface of the dismantled structure. Sanction article “violation of safety regulations during construction and other works, which caused the death of two or more persons” is punishable by imprisonment for up to seven years.

To date, the investigation has established an organization to carry out work on dismantling the bridge structure. This Moscow construction company “Spetsmost.” According to available information, the investigation of the death toll one worker had been a resident of Kaliningrad, three – the inhabitants of the Ivanovo region. According to the press service of the regional government, the governor of Kaliningrad region Nikolay Tsukanov instructed to provide financial assistance to the families of those killed and injured.

In December 2014 it was opened to traffic on the new bridge over the river Pregel. Then he began dismantling the old emergency Berlin (Palmburgskogo) bridge, built in 1938, which is part of the Kaliningrad ring road. During World War II, the bridge was partially destroyed by explosions. In its place by the end of 2016 it is planned to build a new bridge.