On the “Mukachevo–Ivano-Frankivsk–Rohatyn–Lviv” motorway near the village of Lany in Lviv district, a road traffic collision occurred in which two people were injured. The incident was recorded on 31 October at around 17:35.
According to preliminary information from law enforcement officers, a Volkswagen Jetta driven by a 59-year-old Lviv resident collided with a Hyundai Tucson driven by a 48-year-old resident of Kharkiv.
As a result of the crash, the passengers in the Volkswagen Jetta – a 55-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man from Lviv – sustained bodily injuries. They were taken to a medical facility.
Investigators from Police Station No. 2 of Lviv District Police Department No. 2 have opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – violation of road traffic 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 incident, and the pre-trial investigation is ongoing.