Six main conclusions pointing to a series of failures and omissions are outlined in the expert’s report on the accident in Halkidiki amusement parkwhere the 19-year-old died.
The multi-page expert report was delivered to the Police in the previous 24 hours – as was the conclusion of the extraordinary technical inspection carried out by a company specializing in certifying the safety of amusement parks following a relevant request from the family of the 19-year-old – and in the next period the Public Prosecutor’s Office investigation should move to the next phase with the summons of those involved in the accident to be questioned as suspects of committing criminal acts.
According to information, the six main conclusions reached by the expert appointed by the authorities and included in the conclusion he signed are the following:
- The cause that led to the fatal event is breakage of metal structural elements from the spinning machine cabin (Crazy Dance).
- OR the breakage is due to corrosion and/or aging of the metal elements and was expected to happen at any moment, regardless of the machine’s movement speed and the weight of its users
- The failures were foreseeable and should have been identified before the tragic incident
- The fatal toy was self-made, with individual components and parts sewn and assembled that offered no manufacturer’s warranty or safety standards.
- If the machine had been tested in accordance with applicable legislation, it would have been impossible to obtain a certificate of approval and the fatal incident would have been avoided.
- How the amusement park was supposedly operating without prior approval or notification of operation it is inferred that all its facilities are considered potentially dangerous. In the expert’s personal opinion, if the competent municipality had acted as it should have, the incident would have been avoided
“The expert’s findings confirm our claims and show that the machine in question was manufactured in-house, without any certification of suitability for operation,” said the lawyers representing the 19-year-old’s family, Apostolos Angelakis and Yiannis Mandraou, in a statement to APE-MPE.
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