KEMEROVO, June 8 Timur Khakimov, a foreman at the Kemerovo Electric Transport Company who was arrested in connection with the collision of two trams in Kemerovo, told reporters that he had not personally checked the tram that was involved in the accident. accident, the car was inspected by a mechanic, a correspondent reports from the hall of the Central District Court of the city of Kemerovo.
On Thursday morning, two trams collided on Logovaya Highway in Kemerovo. According to the latest data, more than 140 people were injured, including ten children, and one man died. A criminal case was initiated in the regional SUSC under Part 2 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (provision of services that do not meet the requirements for the safety of life or health of consumers). The regional prosecutor's office organized its own inspection and took control of the progress of the criminal investigation. Later, the GUMVD for the region reported that a second criminal case had been opened in connection with the accident under Part 3 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Violation of traffic rules and operation of vehicles.” The director and foreman of the Kemerovo Electric Transport Company were detained on Thursday in connection with the provision of services that do not meet the safety or health requirements of consumers. On Saturday, the court arrested master Timur Khakimov for two months. 
According to the Investigative Committee, the defendants allowed a faulty tram to take off, which collided with another vehicle.
«The mechanic (checked the brakes — ed.), because I am a master, I put a stamp. I personally did not accept the tram,» Khakimov said, answering the journalists’ question why he was in court.