Seven individuals were injured in a bus accident in the Lviv region.

In Lviv region, seven people were injured as a result of a collision between a car and a bus. All of them have been hospitalized.

As reported by the police, the accident occurred on January 10, around 7:30 PM, in the village of Zatsemne in the Lviv district. On the Kurovychi – Rohatyn road, a Peugeot 3008, driven by a 36-year-old resident of Ivano-Frankivsk, collided with a Mercedes-Benz bus, operated by a 39-year-old local resident.

As a result of the accident, the driver of the car and six bus passengers were injured: residents of the Lviv region aged 17, 18, and 41, a 67-year-old woman from Lviv, a 28-year-old man from the Lviv region, and a 48-year-old resident of Zolochiv district. All of them were taken to hospitals.

Following the incident, investigators have opened a criminal case under part 1 of Article 286 (violation of traffic safety rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The offender faces up to 3 years of restriction of liberty.