The other day, in the city of Slavutych, Kyiv region, a driver hit a 9-year-old girl and fled the scene of the accident.

The child

was hospitalized in serious condition.

This was reported today, January 19, by the police of the Kyiv region.

According to preliminary information, the driver of the Geely car hit a pedestrian and disappeared from the scene.

As a result of a car accident, a 9-year-old girl was hospitalized in a serious condition at the Chernihiv Children's Hospital.

Photo: Police of the Kyiv region

Photo: Police of the Kyiv region

The police established the car and the identity of the driver.

He turned out to be a 31-year-old local resident who hid the car in the garage.

Photo: Police of the Kyiv region

The police detained him and placed him in a temporary detention center, and the car was confiscated.

After the accident, investigators informed the violator of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code.

He faces up to 8 years behind bars.

We will remind you that there was a triple traffic accident in the Mykolayiv region, in which 

the driver and two passengers of a passenger car were killed

.

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