The road accident occurred today, 5 March, at around 13.30 on Stepan Bandera Street in Rudky, Sambir district.
As law enforcement officers have previously established, a 24-year-old resident of the district, the driver of a Toyota, was transporting firewood in a trailer. On top of the firewood were three boys – two 21-year-olds and their minor friend aged 17. At one of the bends, the trailer overturned, causing the younger of the three to die of his injuries at the scene.
Investigators and officers of other police units in Lviv region are currently working at the scene. Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the accident, in particular, whether the driver of the Toyota was driving under the influence of alcohol.
The issue of the legal classification of the incident is being resolved.
Lviv regional police communication department