Tragic Accident in Lviv Region: Car Driver Killed
A traffic accident occurred on April 4th around seven in the morning on the “Lviv-Pustomyty-Medenychi” highway near the village of Shchyrets, Lviv district.
Collision Details
As preliminarily established by law enforcement, a Mercedes Benz Atego truck, driven by a 23-year-old resident of Lviv, collided with a Volkswagen Passat driven by a 55-year-old Lviv resident. As a result of the collision, the car driver died at the scene from sustained injuries.
Investigation and Legal Consequences
The investigators have launched a criminal case under part 2 of article 286 (Violation of traffic safety rules or vehicle operation by persons driving vehicles) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of three to eight years with the deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to three years or without such.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.