22:57, 8 August 2025

12 Victims Taken to Hospital After Cable Car Collapse in Nalchik

Six of the 12 people injured in the cable car break in Nalchik remained in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republican Clinical Hospital, one of them is in serious condition.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, the cable car break occurred in the resort area of Nalchik this evening, at least five people were injured. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the article on the provision of unsafe services resulting in serious bodily harm.

The cable car in the city park of Nalchik was built in 1968, the main reason for the cable break was said to be wear and tear of the lift. Tourists have repeatedly complained about the condition of the cable car, a ticket for which costs 500 rubles: they wrote that the lift is "very old", "everything is rusty" and "everything is held together by snot", and also criticized the design: "a seat with a chain and that's it".

The 660-meter-long chairlift connects Atazhukinsky Garden with the top of Malaya Kizilovka Mountain. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, there were 21 people on it when it collapsed. Some people fell into the water, some had to be removed from the hanging part of the cable car with the help of fire hydrants, a correspondent for the "Caucasian Knot" reported.

Following the rescue operations on the cable car in Nalchik, 12 victims were admitted to the Republican Clinical Hospital, six of them remained in hospital, and another six, including one child, were discharged for outpatient treatment.

Five of those hospitalized are in moderate condition, another one was sent for surgery in serious condition. A telemedicine consultation was requested for him from the N. N. Burdenko Neurosurgery Research Institute, the republican Ministry of Health reported on its official Telegram channel.

Doctors are considering the possibility of transporting the victim with severe injuries from Nalchik to Moscow.

All those injured on the cable car are tourists who came to Kabardino-Balkaria from other regions, said the head of the republic, Kazbek Kokov. "According to my information, all the victims are representatives of other regions, that is, our guests. The victims must be provided with all necessary assistance in accordance with the conclusions of the Ministry of Health," Interfax-Yug quotes the official as saying at an operational meeting after the accident.

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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/413670