On the evening of 18 October in Lviv, near Professor Yarema Street, a train struck an 18-year-old Lviv resident; the girl died at the scene from her injuries. This was reported by the Lviv region police.
The incident occurred at around 22:05. According to preliminary information from law enforcement officers, it was the train that injured the girl, as a result of which she died before the medics arrived.
Investigators from Lviv District Police Department No. 2 have opened criminal proceedings under Part 3 of Article 276 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of safety rules for traffic or operation of railway, water or air transport). The sanction of this article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of five to ten years.
Law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incident and carrying out the necessary investigative actions.