On the Kyiv–Chop motorway in the village of Staryi Myliatyn, Zolochiv district, a road traffic collision occurred involving a passenger car and a horse-drawn cart, as a result of which two people and two horses were injured. This was reported by the Lviv region police.
The collision took place on 9 November at around 17:50. According to preliminary information from law enforcement officers, a Ford Mondeo driven by a 34-year-old resident of Kyiv region and a horse-drawn cart collided.
Two local residents aged 33 and 52 who were on the cart sustained bodily injuries. They were taken to a medical facility. Two horses were also injured; they were later removed from the scene by relatives of the animals’ owner.
Investigators from the department for investigating transport-related offences of the investigative directorate of the Lviv region police, together with officers of the Patrol Police Department of Lviv region, worked at the scene of the collision.
Investigators have opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of road traffic safety rules). The sanction of this article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of three to eight years, with a possible driving ban for up to three years or without such a ban. Law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incident.