A 17-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a traffic accident in the Lviv region; his younger sister was hospitalized
A fatal traffic accident occurred in the Stryi District of Lviv Oblast on the night of July 26–27. A 17-year-old driver was killed when a passenger car collided with a motorcycle, and his 14-year-old sister, who was a passenger, was injured.
The accident occurred around 12:30 a.m. in one of the villages in the Stryi District. According to preliminary findings from the investigation, a 24-year-old local woman, while driving a Skoda Fabia, failed to yield to an oncoming Geon motorcycle—driven by a 17-year-old resident of Novy Rozdol—while making a left turn to enter a yard.
As a result of the collision, the young man sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.
His 14-year-old sister, who was riding as a passenger on the motorcycle, sustained moderate injuries. The girl was hospitalized.
Law enforcement officials have opened a criminal case 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 a person.
A pre-trial investigation is currently underway. Law enforcement officials are determining all the circumstances and causes of the fatal traffic accident.
This was reported by the Lviv Regional Police and the regional prosecutor’s office.
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