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13 Comments
newtboysays...I'm sure there's an "in Russia, ski lift ......'s you" joke here, but I can't find it.
Scary stuff. I'm guessing transmission failure of some kind, but where are the emergency brakes?
eric3579says...Another terrifying angle
At least ten people were injured in a ski-lift crush in Georgia’s mountain resort of Gudauri.
The citizens of Georgia, Ukraine, Russia and Sweden were reportedly taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
A ski lift malfunction was reported at Sadzele mountain ski trail in Gudauri in the morning on 16 March. There was an emergency stop after which the ski lift chairs started sliding back. The riders had to jump off the ski lift to survive.
According to the Georgian Healthcare Minister, David Sergeenko, 8 people turned to the Gudauri-based medical emergency clinic.
“Luckily no one was killed or seriously injured. There are two patients, the nationals of Ukraine and Sweden, who still need to be paid particular attention,” said David Sergeenko. According to the Georgian Healthcare Minister, the Ukrainian citizen has an open fracture of a forearm, while another injured person, a Swedish national, is a pregnant woman. Both of them have been transported from Gudauri to Tbilisi by helicopter.
The Georgian Ministry of Interior has instituted criminal proceedings under Article 275 of the Criminal Code of Georgia – “violation of safety regulations or procedures for the operation of the railway, water, air or cableway transport traffic”.
MilkmanDansays...I got way too far into that still thinking "there are ski slopes in Georgia?!"
Why yes, I am an American idiot.
Drachen_Jagersays...Saw a cell phone video of this from another angle. It gets worse after this video cuts out.
I'm honestly amazed nobody was killed.
entr0pysays...Ah, good to hear no one was seriously injured. I knew that unconscious guy with the head wound was faking. Probably just trying to impress the ladies.
dagsays...Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)
Horrifying sift of the week.
Zawashsays...*engineering
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Zawashsays...*fear
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eric3579says...*backup and replaced dead video with same one but full longer video.
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