The traffic accident occurred on December 22, around 6:40 p.m., in the village of Nizhne Sinyovydne, Stryi District.
As previously established by the law enforcement officers, the driver of the “MAN” car, a 35-year-old resident of the Zakarpattia region, hit a pedestrian, a 76-year-old local resident. An elderly woman died at the scene of the injuries she received as a result of the accident.
According to the fact, the investigators of the Department of Investigation of Crimes in the Field of Transport of the Lviv Oblast Police opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of Traffic Safety Rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment – deprivation of liberty for a term of three to eight years with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of up to three years or without it.
Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police