Two minibuses collided in Lviv region, leaving one dead and many injured.

A 70-year-old driver died in a collision between two minibuses in Lviv district. Four others were injured and hospitalized.

This was reported by the police of the Lviv region.

The accident occurred on October 21 at around 8:35 PM on the Mykolaiv-Zhovkva highway near Horodok. An Opel Vivaro driven by a 57-year-old Horodok resident collided with a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter driven by a 70-year-old Novoyavorivsk resident. The Mercedes driver died instantly.

Two female passengers of the Mercedes-Benz, aged 42 and 75, as well as the driver of the Opel and his 54-year-old female passenger, were taken to the hospital.

Investigators opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. This article carries a penalty of three to eight years’ imprisonment and a possible suspension of the driver’s license for up to three years.

Law enforcement officers are establishing the causes and circumstances of the accident.