Mercedes driver sent to custody without bail for fatal accident in Kyiv underpass

The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv has remanded the Mercedes driver, who struck and killed four people in an underground passage in Kyiv, into custody without the possibility of bail, reports a correspondent for UNN.

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The judge ruled to apply a preventive measure to the detainee in the form of detention without bail until August 3 inclusive, and also to provide medical assistance if necessary.

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The 49-year-old driver was notified of suspicion of violating road safety rules that caused the death of four people. The driver's actions are qualified under Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

It was established that on June 5, 2026, at around 5:00 PM, the driver, operating a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, was traveling along Chokolivskyi Boulevard at an excessive speed. On a curved section of the road, he veered off the roadway and crashed into an underground passage where people were present.

As a result of the accident, four pedestrians – two district police officers, a woman, and a 12-year-old boy – died at the scene. Three other people sustained physical injuries.

The driver himself sustained physical injuries that are not life-threatening. He was detained and remained under guard in a hospital ward. It was established that at the time of the accident, the man was sober, the prosecutor's office stated.

As noted by the prosecutor's office, "at the same time, since January 2025, he has been brought to administrative responsibility 5 times for speeding, and fined another 5 times for other traffic violations. That is, in total, the driver has 10 fines over the last 1.5 years."

As reported  by UNN, the person behind the wheel was a 49-year-old native of the Kherson region, a leader of a Baptist church, who had been repeatedly held accountable for speeding and causing traffic accidents.