Tragedy in the morning: driver killed in a completely wrecked VAZ
A road without chances: one mistake — and life was cut short
In the morning of April 7, 2026, a fatal road traffic accident occurred in the Bashtanskyi district. At about 06:45 near the village of Lymantsi of the Horokhivska community, a VAZ 2101 whose driver was a 54-year-old man went off the road and crashed into a tree. As a result of the severe impact, the driver died at the scene.
According to preliminary data, the driver lost control of the vehicle, after which the vehicle left the carriageway and collided with a tree.
To extract the body of the deceased from the mangled car, rescuers of the State Emergency Service (DSNS) were involved. The police noted that the investigation of all the circumstances of the accident is currently ongoing.
“The Transport Crime Investigation Department of the investigative directorate asks citizens who witnessed or have any information about the circumstances of the mentioned road traffic accident to contact by phone: 099-725-23-00 or 102”, – the police said.
Reminder: we previously wrote:
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- Drunk car thief rammed into three cars and a pole: a dangerous accident occurred in Mykolaiv region
- Fatal collision of a motorcycle with an excavator in Mykolaiv region
- Fatal hit in Mykolaiv: a driver of Mykolaivoblenergo received a 4-year suspended sentence; the widow was denied compensation
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