Man falls out of crowded bus in Lviv, sustains severe head injuries
Kyiv • UNN
On September 25, an elderly man fell out of a bus on route No. 84 on Varshavska Street in Lviv, sustaining severe head injuries. The injured man was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of St. Panteleimon Hospital in critical condition.
Today, September 25, at about 09:10 on Varshavska Street in Lviv, an elderly man fell while disembarking from bus route No. 84 and sustained serious head injuries. The victim was hospitalized at St. Panteleimon Hospital, where he is in intensive care in serious condition. This was reported by the Lviv region police and the Lviv City Council, writes UNN.
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The city council reported that the patient had already undergone a full-body CT scan. Doctors diagnosed an internal craniocerebral injury, traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, and a contusion in the frontal region. He was examined by neurosurgeons, surgeons, and traumatologists, and the man is currently under round-the-clock medical supervision.
All necessary services worked at the scene of the incident. The Department of Urban Mobility urged residents not to spread unverified versions and to wait for official conclusions. Bus No. 84, which runs along the route Shchurata Street – Rudno, is operated by the carrier "Uspikh-BM". Today, 20 buses were operating on the line
Earlier, Lviv City Council deputy Ihor Zinkevych reported that the man had died from his injuries, but he later refuted this information. Witnesses report that the bus was overcrowded, there was a crush, the driver opened the door, and the man fell out.