A minibus veered into a ditch in Mykolaiv region: the driver was trapped inside

The driver of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus, a man born in 1997, was hospitalized after a traffic accident outside the village of Pidlisne in the Novoodeska community in Mykolaiv Oblast. Rescuers received a report of the accident yesterday evening.

According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the man lost control, and the minibus ended up in a ditch. The driver was trapped inside the wrecked vehicle.

Rescuers used specialized equipment to free the injured man. Once freed, he was handed over to medical personnel. Law enforcement officers are investigating the cause of the accident and the circumstances in which it occurred.

Source: Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Mykolaiv Oblast.

Earlier, we reported:

• A ZAZ left the road and crashed into a tree: two women hospitalized in Mykolaiv Oblast
• A Renault left the road and crashed into a tree in Mykolaiv Oblast
• A BMW collided with a truck on the Dnipro–Mykolaiv highway: 26-year-old woman driver killed
• Three cars collided in Mykolaiv Oblast: rescuers freed a driver trapped in a wrecked car
• A minibus crashed into a tractor: passengers injured