The traffic accident happened today, May 22, at 9:45 a.m. on the Ternopil-Lviv-Rava-Ruska highway near the village of Velika Vilshanytsia, Zolochiv district.
As previously determined by the law enforcement officers, the driver of the Opel Omega car, a 20-year-old resident of Vinnytsia region, drove into the oncoming traffic lane, where he collided with a Renault Kengo driven by a 56-year-old resident of one of the villages of the Zolochiv district.
As a result of the collision, the Renault driver died of his injuries at the scene, the Opel driver was taken to the hospital with injuries.
Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the event, the issue of opening criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of traffic safety rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is being resolved. The sanction of the article provides for punishment – deprivation of liberty for a period of three to eight years with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of up to three years or without it.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police