The traffic accident occurred on January 2, around 3:50 p.m., on the Kyiv-Chop highway near the town of Brody, Zolochiv district.
As previously established by the law enforcement officers, the driver of the “MAN” truck, a 42-year-old resident of Vinnytsia region, hit a cyclist, a 53-year-old resident of one of the villages of the Zolochiv district.
As a result of the accident, the driver of the two-wheeler was injured and hospitalized.
According to the fact, the investigators of police department No. 1 of the Zolochiv district police department opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 (Violation of traffic safety rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty provided for by the article is up to three years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of up to three years.
Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police