In the Zaporozhye State Circus, during a performance, the performers of the gymnastics program could not stay on the rope and fell from a three-meter height.
According to the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Zaporozhye region, two gymnasts, including a 15-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, fell from a three-meter height and fell into the arena.
The police note that the accident occurred during a gymnastics routine on April 27 at about 18:00.
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Due to the fall, both received injuries of varying severity. The children are now in the hospital. There is no threat to their lives, the police say.
Investigators entered information about the event into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under Part 1 of Art. 271 (Violation of labor protection legislation) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The pre-trial investigation is currently ongoing.
