Flooding of the Kyiv subway tunnel: investigation into official negligence
Kyiv • UNN
Today, the Kyiv authorities announced the suspension of train traffic on the section between Lybidska and Demiivska stations of the Obolonsko-Teremkivska metro line.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched in connection with the flooding of the Kyiv subway tunnels, UNN reports, citing the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office.
"...in connection with the flooding of the tunnels on the Obolon-Teremkivska line of the Kyiv subway, a pre-trial investigation has been launched into the fact of official negligence, which caused grave consequences (part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the prosecutor's office said.
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Today, the Kyiv authorities announced the suspension of train traffic on the section between Lybidska and Demiivska stations of the Obolon-Teremkivska metro line. According to preliminary data, these circumstances arose due to the depressurization of the tunnel and the appearance of cracks in its walls, which led to the flooding of the tunnel in this section of the subway.
The prosecutor's office added that during the pre-trial investigation, law enforcement officers will investigate the circumstances that led to these consequences. Also, the investigation will provide a legal assessment of the actions of officials of the Kyiv Metro and contractors who built the distillation tunnels between Demiivska and Lybidska stations in the floodplain of the Lybid River.
