Tragedy on the railway near Lviv and 770th anniversary celebrations of the city

Traffic and events update in the Lviv region

Today, May 2, 2026, residents of the Lviv region are facing two major events affecting traffic in the district.

Fatal accident at a railway crossing

According to a report by Суспільне Львів, the local media site that provides regular updates on current events, a serious accident occurred between the "Kyiv-Uzhhorod" passenger train and an autonomous crane at a railway crossing. As a result of the collision, the 51-year-old train driver was killed, and the crane operator passed away on the way to the hospital. The assistant driver is hospitalized at the Stryi district hospital.

Following the incident, Львівич | Новини, a local news channel, reports that traffic on the Konyukhiv-Lyubyntsi road line will be closed for two days, May 2 and May 3, for rehabilitation works at the site. The directive was also confirmed by the local authorities of the Hrabovets-Doliiany community.

Traffic disruptions in Lviv due to city celebrations

At the same time, Львівич | Новини updates that due to the 770th anniversary of the founding of the city of Lviv, private vehicle traffic has been restricted today on Svobody Avenue (between Horodotska Street and Halytska Square). It should be noted that public transport continues to operate as usual in this area, according to the channel's report.