“All those, who are responsible for Gudauri incident, will be strictly held accountable,” Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said when commenting about the ropeway crash incident in Gudauri ski resort in Facebook social network.

Kvirikashvili said that he was receiving the information about health condition of the injured tourists. PM also claimed that an independent group of technical experts would arrive in Georgia to study the situation and make objective conclusion.

“We are trying our best to protect safety of our citizens and tourists not to harm the image of our country and our skiing resorts,” reads PM’s statement.

According to Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs, 11 people were injured due to a ropeway crash in Gudauri. Five injured tourists were provided medical assistance at site.

There is one pregnant woman among those injured. The injured patients are citizens of Ukraine, Russia, Sweden and Georgia. Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) launched an investigation into case of ropeway crash incident.