The road accident occurred on 15 November, at around 09.00, in the village of Korosno, Lviv district.
Law enforcement officers have preliminarily established that the driver of a VAZ 2106, a 56-year-old resident of a village in the district, hit a pedestrian, a 17-year-old local resident.
As a result of the accident, the minor girl was injured and hospitalised.
Investigators of the Lviv District Police Department No. 2 opened criminal proceedings over the incident under Part 1 of Article 286 (Violation of the rules of road safety) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty provided for by the sanction of the article is restraint of liberty for up to three years, with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to three years.
Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Lviv regional police communication department