On the morning of 5 November, on the “Western bypass of the city of Lviv” motorway near the village of Rudno in Lviv district, a fatal road traffic collision occurred involving a minibus and a pedestrian.
According to preliminary information from law enforcement officers, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus, a 52-year-old Lviv resident, struck a pedestrian, a 66-year-old resident of Lviv district, at around 07:00.
As a result of the injuries sustained, the pedestrian died at the scene.
Investigators from the department for the investigation of transport-related crimes of the investigative directorate of the Lviv region police have opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of road safety rules). The article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of three to eight years, with a possible disqualification from driving vehicles for up to three years or without such disqualification.
Law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incident.