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In the Lviv region, a 12-year-old bus passenger died as a result of an accident \u2013 police detained the truck driver. The bus driver and two of his passengers were hospitalized.<\/p>\n
The traffic accident occurred today, April 25, around 18:30, on the Borislav-Skhidnytsia highway in the city of Borislav, Drohobych district.<\/p>\n
According to preliminary police findings, the driver of a MAN truck with a trailer, a 47-year-old resident of one of the villages of the Drohobych district, did not choose a safe speed and collided with a scheduled Bogdan bus, which was carrying 30 passengers, including 12 children.<\/p>\n
As a result of the injuries sustained in the accident, a 12-year-old girl from the Drohobych district, despite the efforts of medics, died.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old bus driver and two of his passengers: a 69-year-old woman and an 18-year-old young man \u2013 all residents of the Drohobych district \u2013 sustained injuries and were taken to a medical facility.<\/p>\n
The truck driver was detained pursuant to Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. A preventive measure will soon be determined by the court.<\/p>\n
Investigators from the transport crime investigation department of the Lviv police have opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of road traffic safety rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article’s sanction provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of three to eight years, with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to three years or without such deprivation.<\/p>\n
Lawmforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incident.<\/p>\n
Drohobych District Police Department<\/p>\n
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