A Volvo truck collided with a Mercedes-Benz passenger car carrying a family from the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Two girls, aged 9 and 12, were taken to the hospital, and the drivers were sent for medical examinations.
The fatal traffic accident occurred today, November 12, at approximately 2:10 p.m. on a mountain pass section of the highway in the village of Velyka Kopanya, Vynogradiv Community, Berehove District. As a result of a violent head-on collision, a young woman was killed, and two minors were injured.
The Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on the tragic incident and the initial investigative actions.
Head-on collision between a truck and a passenger car carrying a family
According to preliminary information from law enforcement, a head-on collision occurred on a difficult stretch of road between a heavy-duty Volvo truck and a Mercedes-Benz passenger car:
- Who was in the passenger car: A family from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast was traveling in the Mercedes-Benz—the driver, two adult passengers, and two young children aged 9 and 12;
- Died at the scene: A 35-year-old female passenger in the car sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene of the accident before medical personnel arrived;
- Condition of the children: Both girls were urgently hospitalized by emergency medical teams for diagnosis and emergency medical care.
Investigation and Legal Classification
A reinforced police investigative team is working at the scene of the tragedy, forensic experts, medical personnel, and a juvenile prosecutor from the Berehove District Prosecutor’s Office, who are documenting the scene and determining the exact causes of one of the vehicles veering into oncoming traffic.
Both drivers—the truck driver and the passenger car driver—were mandatorily taken to a medical facility to undergo testing for alcohol or drug intoxication. Based on the results of the initial examinations and investigations, investigators will determine the final legal classification of the incident within the framework of criminal proceedings under Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of traffic safety rules resulting in the death of the victim).
Source: Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
