Elderly woman injured as store awning collapses in Tashla
A criminal case has been initiated after a store awning collapsed on a 78-year-old woman in the village of Tashla, Orenburg region, on January 13.
Jan 21, 2026 0
An awning collapse at a village store resulted in severe injuries to a shopper.
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Snow must be cleared on time—this lesson has once again been driven home for a store owner in the village of Tashla and the head of the Tashlinsky rural council.
Authorities plan to seek compensation for the victim following the structural failure.
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The incident occurred on January 13, when the entrance canopy of a store on Khlebnaya Street collapsed on a 78-year-old woman who had come to buy groceries; the structure simply could not bear the weight of accumulated snow.
The pensioner suffered multiple fractures in her right leg and was hospitalized. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Orenburg region deemed the incident sufficient to open a criminal case under Article 238, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation («Provision of services that do not meet safety requirements»).
The prosecutor«s office assured that once the elderly woman recovers, employees of the supervisory authority will file a lawsuit to seek compensation for the moral damages caused.
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