Cyclist injured in Lviv region as a result of car accident – police establishing circumstances
The accident occurred on 8 December at 15.15 on Ivan Franko Street in Sambir.
As law enforcement officers have preliminarily established, the driver of an Opel Zafira, a 39-year-old resident of Sambir district, hit a cyclist, a 79-year-old resident of Lviv region.
As a result of the accident, the driver of the two-wheeler was injured and taken to hospital.
Investigators of the Sambir District Police Department opened criminal proceedings over the incident under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of the rules of road safety) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment for a term of three to eight years with or without deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to three years.
Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Lviv regional police communication department