The traffic accident occurred on May 19, around 2:00 p.m., on the “Kovel-Zhovkva” highway near the village of Mezhiryche, Chervonograd district.
As previously established by the law enforcement officers, there was a collision between two cars – a Ford Transit driven by a 61-year-old resident of Chervonograd and a Renault Mascot driven by a 43-year-old resident of the Volyn region.
As a result of the accident, the driver of the Ford received serious injuries and was hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
According to the fact, investigators of the territorial division of the police opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 (Violation of traffic safety rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum punishment provided by the sanction of the article is restriction of liberty for a term of up to three years, with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of up to three years.
Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police