An ATV is not a toy: a 10-year-old driver hit and injured a man

In the village of Pidluby in Yavoriv district of Lviv region, the police are investigating a traffic accident involving an ATV driven by a 10-year-old boy. This was reported by the Lviv region police.

The accident occurred on 15 May 2026. According to preliminary information from law enforcement, a minor resident of the village of Pidluby was driving a Common Scorpion 200 ATV and struck a pedestrian. The victim turned out to be a 39-year-old local resident. After the accident, the man was hospitalized with bodily injuries.

Following the accident, investigators of the Yavoriv District Police Department opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – violation of traffic safety rules. The sanction of the article provides for up to three years of restriction of liberty with possible deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of up to three years.

Law enforcement are currently establishing all the circumstances of the incident. A separate question that the investigation must clarify – how a 10-year-old child ended up behind the wheel of the ATV.

Reminder: earlier we wrote:

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• At an intersection, a VAZ collided with a motorcycle: teenagers injured – a 17-year-old driver and a 15-year-old passenger
• Two teenagers on a motorcycle were injured after colliding with a Hyundai in the Mykolaiv region
• Fatal collision between a moped and a motorcycle in the Mykolaiv region: one dead and two injured
• In Mykolaiv, a 15-year-old motorcyclist was involved in an accident