The traffic accident happened on October 18, around 08:00, on Peremyshlska Street in Sambor.
As previously established by the law enforcement officers, the driver of the Jeep Cherokee, a 72-year-old resident of Sambor, hit a cyclist, a 62-year-old local resident.
As a result of the accident, the elderly cyclist was injured and taken to the hospital.
According to the fact, the investigators of the territorial unit of the police of Lviv Oblast opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 (Violation of traffic safety rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty stipulated by the article is up to three years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of up to three years.
Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police