In the Lviv region on 11 November, there were two road traffic collisions in which elderly pedestrians were injured. Both women were taken to hospital with bodily injuries, and law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incidents.
At around 06:40 in the town of Vynnyky, Lviv district, the driver of a Peugeot Partner, a 68-year-old Lviv resident, hit a 75-year-old woman from the Lviv district. The victim was taken to a medical facility.
On this fact, investigators of Lviv District Police Department No.1 have opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – violation of road safety rules. The sanction of the article provides for up to three years of restriction of liberty with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to three years.
Another collision occurred at about 17:40 on the Lviv–Sambir–Uzhhorod highway near the town of Rudky in the Sambir district. According to preliminary findings, the driver of a Skoda Superb, a 30-year-old Lviv resident, hit a pedestrian, a 74-year-old woman from the Sambir district. The woman was taken to hospital with injuries.
Investigators of the department for the investigation of crimes in the field of transport of the investigative division of Lviv region police have opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of this part of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of three to eight years, with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to three years or without such deprivation.
The Lviv region police urge pedestrians to follow the Highway Code: cross the road only at pedestrian crossings and on a green light, and in the dark or in poor visibility use reflective elements. Drivers are reminded of the need not to exceed the speed limit, to refrain from risky manoeuvres, and to be especially attentive near junctions and crossings.