Carries stopped letting on Palace

Carts with carriages are not allowed to pass to Palace Square. On Wednesday, February 1, Fontanka was told by the director of Valkit, which provides carriages for rent, Alexander Ivakhnov.

Details. “After January 2, we are not allowed to work. We have a route that was developed on behalf of the Governor of St. Petersburg as part of the order No. 904 rub from 1999 with stops and sites, where you can plant and wait for passengers. One of them is Palace Square. But we are simply not allowed on her, ”Ivakhnov said.

According to the entrepreneur, now there is nowhere to park the carriages in the center of St. Petersburg.

Cause. On January 2, a horse drawn in a carriage ran into the crowd in Palace Square. 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.

Due to the collision, a man with two children suffered. According to 78.ru, all three have a concussion, a man also suspect a fracture of the foot.

The police said that "the incident provoked a certain man passing by the carriage." Fontanka writes that the man was trying to saddle the horse, but she was scared.

What else to read:

• Due to the collision of horses on the crowd at the palace, the driver of the carriage was detained . Inquired injuries of moderate severity.