On February 4, 2023, Tiffany, 22, died of her injuries after being violently thrown from a moving ride in Clermont-Ferrand. This Sunday, January 14, “Le Parisien” revealed that the expert report carried out after the tragedy attributed a number of malfunctions to the owner of the attraction.
Almost a year after the accident that killed Tiffany, a young woman of 22, the investigation continues. On February 4, 2023, the young woman had gone with her boyfriend to a funfair from Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) to spend the evening there, and especially to enjoy the attractions. This is after getting on a ride 55 meters high and reaching 130 km/h that Tiffany was thrown from the basket. His mother, who learned the terrible news by telephone, has been inconsolable since and is demanding justice. “I have a hard time telling myself that I will never be able to kiss him again. It’s hard”she confided to the TF1 cameras last March.
Revealed by The Parisian this Sunday, January 14, the expert report notably made it possible to confirm certain suspicions of Tiffany’s mother. According to the twenty-page document, “the seat belt in very poor condition tore at the seam because the harness was not locked given the heavy build of the victim. It was held only by the belt”. Last March, Tiffany’s mother already explained that “the belt between the legs was faulty”. “The policewoman explained to me that it was frayed. She cracked and as the harness was not fully engaged, she slipped under”, she had described. She declared to Parisian be “in contact with the parents of Samy, who died this summer in Cap d’Agde, and of Gabriel, also ejected from a ride in Saintes, in October 2022”.
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Several failures were observed
In addition to this serious malfunction in the belt and harness, the report points to a “faulty light on the harness mechanism”A “electrical installation problem” and “insufficient maintenance operations”. According to the lawyer for the fairground owner who owns the ride, the fault lies with the inspector who examined the machine: “If he hadn’t given the green lightthis terrible tragedy would never have taken place”he said to the Parisian. The lawyer for Tiffany’s mother argues that “there are not enough controllers, and what’s more, they often know the fairgrounds very well, which can influence inspections.” Since this fatal accident, the operator’s company has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter and concealed work. But if the owner is prohibited from exercising, an M6 team found him running another installation in the south of France. The employee responsible for checking the harnesses that protect the public was to be questioned by the police, but he had fled on arrival. Without an employment contract, he is still actively sought.
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