On December 24, around 10:00 PM, a traffic accident occurred in the village of Sosnivka in Lviv District on the Kyiv-Chop highway.
Preliminary reports indicate a collision between a Mitsubishi Outlander driven by a 35-year-old resident of Kirovohrad region and a Renault Kangoo operated by a 63-year-old man from Lviv.
The accident resulted in injuries to four individuals:
- both drivers;
- a 17-year-old passenger of the Renault Kangoo, a resident of Lviv;
- a 39-year-old passenger of the Mitsubishi Outlander from Lviv district.
All the injured parties were taken to medical facilities for treatment.
Investigators from Police Department No. 3 of Lviv District Police Department No. 2 have initiated criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (“Violation of traffic safety rules”). The maximum penalty under this article is up to three years of restricted liberty and revocation of driving privileges for the same period.
Law enforcement officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the accident.