Road accident with minibus taxi claims 14 lives in Ukraine
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced via a post on his Telegram channel that a fatal road accident occurred in north-western Ukraine, resulting in the death of 14 individuals, one of whom was a six-year-old child.
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- Published Date: 07:45 | 06 July 2024
- Modified Date: 07:45 | 06 July 2024
A serious road accident in north-western Ukraine has claimed the lives of 14 people, including a child aged six, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on his Telegram channel on Saturday.
A petrol truck had collided with a minibus taxi in the Rivne region, he said. Police and emergency services were at the scene, Klymenko posted.
Doctors were battling to save the life of the sole survivor, a badly injured woman, he said.
The minibus was almost totally destroyed in the collision, as photos provided by the emergency services showed.
A petrol truck had collided with a minibus taxi in the Rivne region, he said. Police and emergency services were at the scene, Klymenko posted.
Doctors were battling to save the life of the sole survivor, a badly injured woman, he said.
The minibus was almost totally destroyed in the collision, as photos provided by the emergency services showed.
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