One driver has died and four other people were injured as a result of a collision between two minibuses in Lviv region.
The road traffic accident occurred on 21 October at around 20:35 on the Mykolaiv–Zhovkva highway near the town of Horodok in Lviv district. The Lviv region police reported this.
According to preliminary information, the minibuses Opel Vivaro, driven by a 57-year-old resident of Horodok, and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, driven by a 70-year-old resident of Novoyavorivsk, collided.
The driver of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter died at the scene from his injuries. Two female passengers of this minibus – a 42-year-old resident of Horodok and a 75-year-old resident of Novoyavorivsk – as well as the driver of the Opel Vivaro and his passenger, a 54-year-old resident of Horodok, sustained bodily injuries and were taken to hospital.
Investigators from the Lviv region police department for the investigation of transport-related offences have opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of road traffic safety rules or vehicle operation by persons driving vehicles). The 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.