Lost control of the steering wheel — a tragedy in seconds: car crash near Mykolaiv

According to the police of Mykolaiv region, March 28 2026 an accident occurred at about 13:50 on the highway H-11 “Dnipro–Mykolaiv” near the village of Mykhailo-Laryne.

Preliminary findings indicate that the 49-year-old driver of the Opel Zafira was traveling along a curved section of the road, lost control and the vehicle overturned. As a result of the crash the man sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. Investigators have opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — violation of traffic safety rules that resulted in a person’s death. Law enforcement are currently establishing all circumstances and causes of the accident.

The police are asking possible witnesses to the incident or anyone who has any information to report it by phone: 050 013 01 48 or 102.

Previously we reported:

• Drunk driver who fled after hitting two pedestrians in the Korabelnyi district detained
• Fatal crash on an avenue in Korabelnyi: case — in court, driver faces up to 8 years
• The case of the garbage truck driver who killed an elderly woman in central Mykolaiv has been sent to court
• Stepped onto a pedestrian crossing and did not return: in Mykolaiv the driver was sent to prison after the pensioner’s death
• Accident on the Mykolaiv highway: a truck collided with a minibus — a man died