In the southeast of St. Petersburg, a schoolgirl broke her neck on a slippery sidewalk not cleared of snow.
In the Kolpinsky district of St. Petersburg, after a fall on a slippery sidewalk that had not been cleared of snow, a schoolgirl was taken to Children's City Hospital No. 19 in moderate condition. сообщает TV channel “78” with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.
Doctors diagnosed a 12-year-old girl with a closed fracture of the cervicothoracic spine. Due to the inability of officials from Smolny to organize the work of public utilities, more and more St. Petersburg residents are suffering.
According to media reports, the incident occurred this afternoon. The schoolgirl slipped and fell headfirst into a snowdrift. The victim was taken to a medical facility. An investigation into the incident is underway and the circumstances are being clarified. Against the backdrop of the snow-filled streets of the Northern capital, which with the advent of the cyclonic whirlwind “Elsa” and the thaw turned into a “skating rink”, queues of citizens who had fallen and were hit by icicles falling from roofs were again lined up at emergency rooms. According to Fontanka, currently both are overloaded trauma department of the Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine.
“We receive quite a large number of trauma patients. Naturally, this is due to weather conditions. There are significantly more trauma patients in the winter,” Vadim Manukovsky, director of the research institute, shared with reporters.
Despite warnings from weather forecasters about an approaching cyclone and the danger of icy conditions, Smolny did not use all available forces and means to clean the streets. Utility workers did not treat pedestrian areas with special anti-icing compounds, since in addition to special equipment, there are not enough wipers in St. Petersburg.
At the same time, in October, Alexander Beglov announced that the city was supposedly completely ready for the winter season. However, once again these turned out to be only promises. As a result of the inaction of officials, ordinary St. Petersburg residents, including children, suffer serious injuries and bruises.
Previously, the systemic nature of the problem with snow and ice removal in the city on the Neva noticed St. Petersburg actor Yegor Bakulin, calling the inaction of the city administration disrespect for residents. According to him, he drives around the metropolis every day and does not encounter any wipers or special equipment.
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