Car crash in central Kyiv: vehicle kills 2 people after driving into crowd
Several more people sustained various injuries.
In central Kyiv, on Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti), a car drove onto the pavement, killing two people, then rammed four cars. This was reported by the Kyiv Patrol Police.
The accident happened at around 4 p.m. According to preliminary data, the driver of a Land Rover drove over traffic cones at the intersection of Alley of Heavenly Hundred Heroes and Khreshchatyk Street, then drove into a crowd of people on Independence Square. He then got back onto the road, where he crashed into a row of cars.
In addition to the two victims, three other people are reported to have sustained various injuries. Police and an investigative-operational group are working at the scene.
Khreshchatyk Street is currently closed to traffic. The 66-year-old man behind the wheel of the Land Rover was not found to be intoxicated, law enforcement officers said.
On July 13, the Verkhovna Rada passed a bill on toughening punishment for drunk driving.
A few days ago, reports emerged of a large-scale road accident in Kharkiv, the culprit of which was Metalist 1925 footballer Dmytro Kravchenko.
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