In Kyiv, a driver crashed into a truck; his wife and child were killed - police
Kyiv • UNN
In the morning, an Audi collided with a truck on Zhytomyr Highway in Kyiv, killing the driver's 27-year-old wife and 2-year-old child. The driver was hospitalized, and criminal proceedings have been initiated.
A car crashed into a truck on Zhytomyr Highway in Kyiv; a woman and a child were killed, a man was injured, and criminal proceedings have been initiated, the Kyiv city police department reported on Monday, UNN writes.
Details
The accident occurred on Zhytomyr Highway in the capital’s Sviatoshynskyi district at around 5:50 a.m.
According to preliminary information, the 24-year-old driver of an Audi failed to maintain a safe distance and collided with a truck and trailer traveling ahead. As a result of the accident, his 27-year-old wife and 2-year-old child died at the scene, while the driver himself sustained bodily injuries and was hospitalized. Preliminary information indicates that he was sober
Criminal proceedings have been initiated over the incident under Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — violation of the rules on road safety or vehicle operation by persons driving vehicles, if this resulted in the deaths of several people.
