On 26 October, there were three collisions involving pedestrians on roads in the Lviv region. As a result of the road traffic incidents, one person was killed and two other pedestrians were injured and taken to hospital, the Lviv region police reported.
At around 04:30 on the Kyiv–Chop motorway within the village of Dobryany, the driver of a Mercedes Sprinter minibus, a 45-year-old resident of Ivano-Frankivsk region, hit a 60-year-old resident of the city of Stryi. The pedestrian sustained bodily injuries from which he died at the scene.
In connection with this incident, investigators from the transport crime investigation unit of the investigative department of the Lviv region police have opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of this article provides for imprisonment for a term of three to eight years, with possible disqualification from driving for up to three years or without such disqualification.
Another road traffic collision occurred at around 18:45 in the village of Mshana in Lviv district. According to preliminary information, a 43-year-old Lviv resident, driving an Audi A4, hit a 61-year-old resident of Lviv who was crossing the carriageway at a pedestrian crossing. The victim, who sustained bodily injuries, was taken to hospital. It has been established that the driver was under the influence of alcohol; he was detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
Investigators from Police Station No.1 of Lviv District Police Department No.2 have opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of this article provides for imprisonment for up to three years, with disqualification from driving for a term of three to five years.
At around 20:30 on the Lviv–Shehyni motorway near the village of Zymna Voda in Lviv district, a 45-year-old Kyiv resident, driving a Honda Civic, hit a 28-year-old local resident. The pedestrian sustained bodily injuries and was taken to hospital.
In relation to this incident, investigators from Police Station No.3 of Lviv District Police Department No.2 have opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty provided for by the sanction of this article is restriction of liberty for up to three years, with disqualification from driving for up to three years.
Pre-trial investigations are ongoing in all three cases, and law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incidents.