In the Lviv region over the past 24 hours, as a result of cars hitting pedestrians, four pedestrians were injured. All the victims were taken to medical facilities with bodily injuries. This was reported by the Lviv region police.
At around 17:20 on 30 October on the Lviv–Shehyni highway, on Lvivska Street in the town of Horodok, Lviv district, the driver of a Mitsubishi ASX, a 72-year-old local resident, hit a 79-year-old local woman. She was taken to hospital.
At approximately 20:00 on Bohdanivska Street in Lviv, the driver of a VAZ-21070, a 63-year-old resident of Lviv district, ran over a pedestrian – a 54-year-old Lviv woman. The victim sustained bodily injuries and was taken to hospital.
Another road traffic incident occurred at around 20:30 on the Drozdovychi–Mizhenets–Biskovychi highway near the village of Voiutychi in Sambir district. According to preliminary information, the driver of a Peugeot 3008, a 33-year-old resident of the district, hit two pedestrians – a 40-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman, residents of Sambir district. Both were taken to hospital with injuries.
In all cases, investigators have opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of road safety rules). The article provides for a penalty of up to three years’ restriction of liberty with disqualification from driving vehicles for up to three years.
Law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incidents and urge pedestrians to strictly observe the Highway Code, to cross the road only at pedestrian crossings and on a green light, and to use reflective elements during the hours of darkness. Drivers are reminded of the need to observe speed limits and to be especially attentive near junctions and pedestrian crossings.