An electric bicycle rider was killed in a crash involving a Chevrolet in Mykolaiv
A 75-year-old man was taken to hospital, where he died
A Chevrolet Aveo and an electric bicycle collided in Mykolaiv on October 12. The 75-year-old electric bicycle rider was taken to hospital with injuries but later died.
The crash occurred at approximately 2:20 p.m. on Pryvilna Street, near 83A. The car was driven by a 47-year-old man.
Investigators with the Mykolaiv Region police classified the incident under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. This provision concerns drivers’ violations of traffic safety or vehicle operation rules that result in a victim’s death.
The penalty is up to eight years in prison. The sentence may also include a ban on driving for up to three years, or be imposed without such a restriction. Police are continuing to establish the circumstances of the crash.
The Transport Crime Investigation Unit of the Investigative Department asks anyone with information about the circumstances of this crash to contact them at 098-351-03-55 or 102.
Source: Mykolaiv Region Police.
We previously reported:
- Driver with a blood alcohol level of 1.2‰ hits a 12-year-old motorcyclist in Mykolaiv Region
- 57-year-old cyclist injured in collision with a Nissan Leaf
- After a crash in Mykolaiv, cyclist demands $600 from driver to keep quiet
- In Mykolaiv Region, a 14-year-old cyclist and her 11-year-old passenger are hit by a car
