The road accident occurred on February 21, at about 05:30, on the Lviv-Sambir-Uzhhorod highway in the village of Vanyovychi, Sambir district.
As law enforcement officers have preliminarily established, the driver of an Opel Vivaro, a 70-year-old resident of one of the villages in the district, hit a pedestrian, a 57-year-old local resident.
As a result of the accident, the pedestrian was injured and, despite the efforts of doctors, died in intensive care.
Investigators of the Transport Crimes Investigation Department of the Lviv Regional Police opened a criminal proceeding under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of the Road Safety Rules) 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.
Communication department of the Lviv regional police