In Lviv, three separate road traffic collisions involving injured pedestrians occurred on 5 November. All those hurt were taken with bodily injuries to medical facilities. This was reported by the Lviv region police.
At around 09:50 on Zubrivska Street, the female driver of a Ford, a 42-year-old resident of Kamianske, ran into a 52-year-old man from Zakarpattia region. The man was taken to hospital.
Another collision occurred at around 15:40 on Chervonoi Kalyny Avenue. The female driver of a Smart car, a 56-year-old Lviv resident, hit an 80-year-old female pedestrian, also a resident of Lviv. The elderly woman sustained bodily injuries and was taken to hospital.
At approximately 16:40 on Henerala Kurmanovycha Street, according to preliminary police reports, the driver of a Ford C-MAX, a 45-year-old Lviv resident, ran into a 57-year-old woman from Lviv. She was also taken to hospital.
In all three cases, investigators opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine for violations of road safety regulations. The sanction under this article provides for a penalty of up to three years’ restriction of liberty with disqualification from driving for up to three years. Law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incidents and urge both pedestrians and drivers to strictly observe the Highway Code and remain alert on the road.