A Child on an Electric Scooter Was Hit by a Minibus in Mykolaiv

A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized after a collision with a minibus in Mykolaiv today, November 15. The child was riding an electric scooter. The accident was reported by the Mykolaiv Region Police.

The collision occurred at around 2:40 p.m. on Novozavodska Street, near house No. 1. According to preliminary information, the boy was hit by a 34-year-old driver of a Mercedes-Benz 310 D minibus who was not operating on his route.

The preliminary legal classification of the accident is a violation of road safety rules under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Law enforcement officers are still determining the cause and circumstances of the accident.

We previously reported:

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