Due to the collision of horses on the crowd at the palace, the driver of the carriage was detained

Due to the incident with horses on Palace Square, which occurred on January 2, a carriage was detained. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg.

The Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the carriage is a 38-year-old woman-tried to escape from the scene. The police detained her and recorded the “signs of alcohol intoxication”, after which they sent it to a medical examination. The police decide the issue of bringing a woman to administrative responsibility.

The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also told more about the victims: these are two children and their father. The man is 43 years old, his son - 8 years old, daughter - 9 years old. All three are hospitalized with injuries of moderate severity. According to 78.ru, all three have a concussion, a man also suspect a fracture of the foot.

The police confirmed the version that "the incident was provoked by a man passing by the carriage." The police establish his personality to detain.

The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed him to present him a report on the progress of the audit on the fact of the incident on Palace.

Earlier, the administration of the Central District said that the unknown suddenly tried to climb a horse drawn into a carriage that rolled tourists. As a result of this, the animal was frightened and ran into the crowd, because of which three were injured, including two children. The Office of the IC in St. Petersburg began a pre -investigation verification.

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