A truck overturned and blocked two lanes in Kirovohrad region

A collision between a Hyundai Santa Fe and a Renault Magnum in the Kirovohrad region left the truck overturned and its driver injured. The accident happened on November 7; afterward, the overturned vehicle blocked two lanes. The Kirovohrad Regional Police provided details of the crash.

The vehicles collided at around 17:17 at the 595th kilometer of the M-30 “Stryi–Uman–Kropyvnytskyi–Izvaryne” highway.

According to preliminary information from law enforcement, the passenger car driver was under the influence of alcohol and was heading toward Kropyvnytskyi. He crossed into the oncoming lane, where his car collided with a truck and trailer approaching from the opposite direction.

Investigators have opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The case concerns violations of road safety rules by people driving vehicles under the influence. Law enforcement officers are continuing to establish the causes and circumstances of the accident.

We previously reported:

• An out-of-control Hyundai continued down the road after the impact: an 84-year-old man was killed in the Mykolaiv region
• He veered into the oncoming lane and died instantly: fatal crash involving three cars near Mykolaiv
• Fire, death and alcohol: a horrific crash in the Mykolaiv region claimed the lives of two drivers
• A KamAZ and a Fiat collided near Mykolaiv: the passenger car driver was killed
• Court gives drunk driver responsible for a fatal crash in the Mykolaiv region a two-year suspended sentence