Under the public prosecution of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office, two residents of the Lviv district have been sentenced. One of them was charged with endangering safety and violating traffic safety rules by a person driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol (Part 3 of Article 135, Part 4 of Article 286-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The other was charged with failing to assist a person in a life-threatening condition (Part 3 of Article 136 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 

The court-imposed sentence is 10 years of imprisonment with a ban on driving vehicles for 10 years and 5 years of imprisonment with a probation period of 3 years, respectively.

In court, prosecutors proved that in December 2024, one of the defendants, driving a BMW car under the influence of alcohol, entered the oncoming lane and collided with a DAF truck. As a result, the truck, in an uncontrolled state, veered into the oncoming lane and collided with a Mercedes Sprinter minibus, which had passengers on board. 

As a result of the injuries sustained in the accident, the driver of the minibus and seven of his passengers, including one minor, were killed. The driver of the truck and another passenger of the minibus sustained injuries of varying severity and were hospitalized. 

After the accident, the driver and passenger fled the scene, leaving the vehicle on the roadside. 

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Lviv region. 

The court's verdict takes effect after the expiration of the appeal period.