Large-scale road accident in Rivne region: prosecutors launch investigation
Kyiv • UNN
A minibus collided with a tanker truck in the Rivne region, killing 14 people, including the drivers of both vehicles, 12 passengers in the minibus and a 6-year-old boy.
In the Rivne region, 14 people died as a result of a collision between a tanker and a minibus. A pre-trial investigation has been launched under the procedural control of the Rivne Regional Prosecutor's Office. This was reported by the Rivne Prosecutor's Office, UNN reports .
Details
According to the investigation, on July 6, on the Horodyshche-Rivne-Starokostiantyniv road near the village of Verkhiv, Rivne district, Rivne region, the driver of a tanker truck drove into the oncoming lane and collided with a Rivne-Khmelnytskyi minibus.
The accident killed the drivers of both vehicles and 12 passengers in the minibus, including a 6-year-old boy. Doctors are fighting for the life of another woman, a resident of Netishyn, Khmelnytsky Oblast.
The investigative team, the expert service, the leadership of the prosecutor's office, the police, the State Emergency Service and the regional state administration arrived at the scene. The necessary investigative actions are currently underway, and the bodies of all the victims have been identified.
The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Rivne Regional Police. A group of prosecutors and investigators from among the most experienced employees has been identified. The investigation is under the control of the regional prosecutor's office.
