The road accident occurred on July 23, around 20:30, on the Lviv-Sambir-Uzhhorod highway in the village of Hradivka, Lviv district.
According to preliminary investigations, the driver of an Audi 100, a 36-year-old resident of a village in the Sambir district, hit a 70-year-old local woman who was crossing the road with a cow.
The elderly woman died on the spot from the injuries sustained in the accident.
Investigators of the Transport Crimes Investigation Department of the Lviv Regional Police opened criminal proceedings over the incident under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of the Road Safety Rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment for a term of three to eight years with or without deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to three years.
Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Lviv regional police communication department