Six people injured in major traffic accident in Vinnytsia

Six people injured in major traffic accident in Vinnytsia

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A traffic accident involving seven vehicles occurred on the Vinnytsia bypass; six people were injured in the crash, and two of them were hospitalized.

According to Ukrinform, the regional police reported this.

Preliminary findings indicate that the collision involved two trucks—a Scania and a DAF with a semi-trailer—a Skoda SUV, a Volkswagen, a Hyundai crossover, a Peugeot Boxer, and a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus.

As a result of the accident, the 44-year-old driver of the Skoda and a 36-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai sustained injuries and were hospitalized.

Two female passengers in the Volkswagen, aged 49 and 59, as well as the 55-year-old driver of the Hyundai and his 30-year-old female passenger, were taken to the hospital but refused admission.

Blood samples were taken from the drivers for forensic toxicological analysis.

The police have opened a criminal case regarding the accident under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of traffic safety rules or vehicle operation rules by persons driving vehicles).

Read also: Car crash in Kyiv leaves four dead: Court orders driver held without bail

As previously reported, a person was killed and six others, including two children, were injured in a traffic accident involving three passenger cars and a truck that occurred on June 4 on the bypass road in Vinnytsia.

Photo: National Police

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