The 22-year-old Ford driver died in hospital. Doctors were unable to save him.
The tragic accident happened on Horodotska Street in Lviv today. The police are currently identifying the driver.
At around 10:30 a.m., according to preliminary police information, a 22-year-old driver of a Ford lost control, drove off the roadway and crashed into a tree.
A few minutes after the incident, when an 81-year-old resident of the Lviv district tried to help the driver, he was hit by a SsangYong. The car was driven by a 34-year-old resident of Dnipropetrovska oblast.
Both victims – the Ford driver and the pedestrian – sustained injuries of varying severity and were hospitalised. Investigators and patrol police are working at the scene to establish the exact circumstances of the accidents. The legal classification of these events is currently being decided.