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A series of fatal traffic accidents across Ukraine: fatalities in Odesa and Lviv

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A deadly weekend on Ukraine's roads: severe accidents in Lviv and Odesa

The past weekend left behind a series of tragedies on the roads in the Odesa and Lviv regions. According to reports in-Новости Одесса, a fatal accident occurred in the village of Fontanka, when the driver of a Ford microbus turned left, veered into the oncoming lane, and collided with a Nissan vehicle. In-Odesa.online noted that a passenger in the Nissan was killed instantly, and that police tests revealed both drivers were sober at the time of the incident.

At the same time, in the Lviv region, an unusual accident occurred in the village of Grebeniv in the Stryi district. According to Львівич | Новини, an Opel Ampera electric vehicle veered off the road, fell off a bridge, and flipped into a river. In-Суспільне Львів confirmed the details of the case, noting that the driver, a 27-year-old resident of Stryi, was killed as a result of the accident. In-Труха⚡️Львів added that rescue forces and local residents had to pull the vehicle out of the water.

In another incident in the city of Lviv, it was reported in-Труха⚡️Львів that a 26-year-old woman was struck in a hit-and-run accident at a crosswalk at the intersection of Pasichna and Washington streets. The victim was evacuated to the hospital by ambulance teams.

Law enforcement authorities in both regions have opened criminal investigations regarding these events. The investigations, as reported in-Львівич | Новини, are focusing on Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, with the aim of determining all the circumstances that led to the loss of human life on the roads.

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