A police car struck a child in Konotop

On the evening of June 7, in the center of Konotop, the car of the head of the local police hit a 10-year-old boy at a pedestrian crossing. The car was driven not by the chief but by his driver, who holds the rank of sergeant. The person responsible for the accident says he did not exceed anything and was driving at 50-60 kilometers per hour. He has already been detained for violating traffic rules, notified of suspicion, and a preventive measure has been chosen (arrest for 2 months with the right to post bail of 58 thousand hryvnias). In addition, the head of the National Police department in Konotop was suspended from his post. The case is currently being handled by the Poltava department of the State Bureau of Investigation.The child, for his part, is in intensive care in serious condition. He has already undergone surgery and had his spleen removed. As a result of the accident, the boy suffered injuries to his head, chest and abdominal cavity. Doctors want to transfer him to the OKHMATDYT hospital in Kyiv, but, according to them, the child cannot be transported at the moment.