A bus hit a pedestrian to death in Poltava region

A bus hit a pedestrian to death in Poltava region

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Bus hits pedestrian to death in Poltava region; police open criminal investigation

A bus in Poltava region has run over a pedestrian to death, UNN reports, citing the police communication department in Poltava region.

Details

The accident occurred on December 4 at about 18:00 in the village of Mayborodivka, Kremenchuk district.

According to the preliminary version of the investigation, a PAZ passenger bus driven by a driver born in 1969, moving on an intercity route, hit a pedestrian born in 1993. As a result of the accident, the victim sustained injuries and died on the spot. 

Criminal proceedings were initiated over this incident under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of traffic safety rules by a person driving a vehicle, which caused the death of the victim) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. 

The causes and circumstances of the accident are being investigated.

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As a reminder,

an international bus from Kyiv to Warsaw on the highway to the border collided with a truck the night before, the bus driver and a passenger were injured, they were not hospitalized.