It has been preliminarily established that the driver of the vehicle lost control – the car fell into a pit, overturned and caught fire.
As previously established by criminal police operatives together with investigators of the Police Department No. 1 of the Lviv District Police Department No. 2, the incident occurred on 23 November at around 14.30 in the town of Horodok, Lviv district.
The driver of a Dodge Journey, a 68-year-old resident of a village in the district, lost control of the vehicle – it drove off a dirt road, fell into a pit, overturned and caught fire. As a result of the accident, the driver and his passenger, a 51-year-old fellow villager, died at the scene.
Investigators of the territorial police unit, under the procedural supervision of the Pustomyty District Prosecutor’s Office, opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of the rules of road safety or operation of transport by persons driving vehicles) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The police are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Lviv regional police communication department