Ukraine: At least 26 dead and 12 injured in a car accident in the west of the country

At least 26 people have been killed and 12 injured in a car crash in western Ukraine that involved a bus, a car and a tanker, Ukrainian police said today.

“A total of 26 people were killed – 24 passengers and two drivers – and another 12 were injured, including the driver of the tanker,” police said in a Telegram messaging app, posting a photo showing bodies along a road.

The accident, which took place in the Rivne region, involved a bus “bound for Poland”, which was carrying “34 passengers and one driver”, the same source clarified, without mentioning whether the passengers left the country to escape the battles between the Ukrainian and Russian armies, which are concentrated in the east of the country.

Police, rescuers and medical examiners are “completing an inspection of the situation,” police added.

According to the same source, three bodies have not yet been identified.

Last night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky referred to his daily communication with Ukrainians in a “horrific car accident” in which a bus, a car and a tanker were involved and spoke of 18 dead, while sending his condolences to the bereaved. of victims.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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