In Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, a garbage truck hit a six-year-old girl. The child died from his injuries.
How informs press service of the National Police, the tragedy occurred on December 4 at about 15:00. The culprit of the fatal hit has already been detained. With the 53-year-old man, the first-priority investigative actions were carried out.
According to preliminary information, the girl and her mother threw the rubbish into a container on the street and left in the direction of the bus stop.
“At this time, a garbage truck drove away from the site with containers, which probably touched a child,” the message says.
Law enforcement officers began criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – “violation of road safety rules, resulting in the death of the victim.” The driver of a garbage truck faces a prison sentence of three to eight years with a possible deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to three years.
Note that for the period from January to October 2021 in Ukraine occurred more than 154 thousand car accidents, in which more than 2.5 thousand people died and almost 25 thousand more received various kinds of injuries.
As OBOZREVATEL wrote, a 12-year-old schoolgirl and her father died in an accident in the Lviv region. The girl died on the spot, and the man who was driving that day, due to his injuries, died in the hospital two weeks later. The child’s mother remains in serious condition. Details – read the material.
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