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In Kyiv, a Tesla driver caused a fatal accident on the Darnytskyi Bridge; a woman was killed

UA NEWS 29 April 2026 10:35
In Kyiv, a Tesla driver caused a fatal accident on the Darnytskyi Bridge; a woman was killed

On the morning of April 29, a traffic accident occurred on the Darnytskyi Bridge in Kyiv, resulting in one fatality.

This was reported by the Kyiv Police Press Service.

The accident occurred around 7 a.m. According to preliminary data, the driver of a Tesla, traveling toward the right bank near the bridge exit, collided with a Suzuki and a Lanos traveling in the same direction.

As a result of the collision, a 63-year-old female passenger in the Lanos sustained severe injuries and died at the scene. The other people involved in the accident were not injured.

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Police detained the Tesla driver in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. It has been preliminarily established that he was sober.

A criminal case has been opened regarding the accident under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—violation of traffic safety rules resulting in the death of the victim.

The day before, a traffic accident involving two trucks and four passenger cars occurred on Highway M-07 near the village of Borodianka, resulting in five people being injured.

As a reminder, on April 25, a traffic accident occurred on Sobornosti Avenue in Kyiv after a wheel fell off one of the vehicles while it was moving. 

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