In the village

On Sunday, December 18, a road accident occurred in Kinetspil of the Pervomaisky Territorial Community of the Pervomaisky District of Mykolaiv Oblast, in which five people died. 

This was reported to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Police of the Mykolaiv region. 

A Mitsubishi Sigma car flew off the bridge and fell into the Kodema River on December 18 at approximately 2:00 p.m.

Five people, including small children, died at the scene of the tragedy. 

According to the police, the 29-year-old driver of the car lost control, which caused the vehicle to fall into the river.

The driver, two women and two girls aged 5 and 7 died at the scene of the tragedy. 

Photo: Facebook/ State Emergency Service of Ukraine

"Investigators qualified the event on the grounds of Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, "Violation of traffic safety rules or the operation of transport by persons driving vehicles, which caused the death of several people," the police reported.

Photo: GU DSES of Ukraine in the Mykolaiv region

Rescuers worked at the scene, unblocked the bodies of the victims and pulled the car out of the river with the help of a crane.

The investigation is ongoing. 

Photo: Facebook/ State Emergency Service of Ukraine

We will remind, in the Rivne region, a 24-year-old Jeep Cherokee driver hit a 3-year-old girl to death.

The tragedy happened in front of the child's parents.

Also, in the Rivne district, a car ran over an 11-year-old boy.

The minor died at the scene from his injuries.

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