The traffic accident happened on September 22, around 9:00 p.m., on the highway “Nizhankovichi-Sambir-Drohobych-Stry” within the village of Ralivka, Sambir district.
As previously established by law enforcement officers, a Fiat Stilo car driven by an 18-year-old local resident, moving towards Sambor, entered the oncoming traffic lane, then collided with a fence and overturned.
As a result of the accident, the passenger of the Fiat, an 18-year-old local resident, died at the scene. Three more passengers aged 15, 17 and 19, all residents of the area, as well as the driver, received injuries of varying severity and were hospitalized.
According to the fact, the investigators of the Department of Investigation of Crimes in the Field of Transport of the Lviv Oblast Police opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of Traffic Safety Rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment – deprivation of liberty for a term of three to eight years with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of up to three years or without it.
An investigation is underway, law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incident.