Traffic Accident Near Mykolaiv

The fatal accident occurred not far from the village of Shevchenkove near Mykolaiv. Deputy head of the National Police in Mykolaiv region Serhii Sydorenko drove out in the morning in a Toyota Camry towards Kherson. His car collided with a Lexus SUV traveling in the oncoming lane. Together with Sydorenko in the Toyota was Volodymyr Illichko, acting head of the drug crime counteraction department of the National Police in Mykolaiv region.

The driver and passenger of the Toyota died at the scene.It is known that the Lexus driver was taken from the scene of the accident by ambulance and is currently in hospital. Meanwhile, criminal proceedings have already been opened over the accident. The circumstances of the crash are being established.