24-year-old man caused fatal road accident in Lviv Oblast and reported that he had killed his mother, - National Police. VIDEO&PHOTOS
In the town of Pustomyty in the Lviv region, a 24-year-old driver was arrested after causing a fatal road accident and confessing to the murder of his mother.
The Lviv Regional Police have arrested a 24-year-old driver in the town of Pustomyty who caused a fatal road accident and is believed to be involved in the murder of his mother, the National Police reported on Wednesday.
This was reported by the National Police, as relayed by Censor.NET.
Details
The incident took place today at around 7.10 am on Hlynska Street.
A patrol crew spotted an Audi Q5 without a front number plate.
"When the police switched on their flashing lights and turned round to stop the driver, he sped off towards the exit from Lviv, colliding with a police vehicle in the process. He subsequently lost control and crashed head-on into a Volkswagen," the statement said.
The impact threw the Volkswagen into the garden of a private house, where it overturned. As a result of the accident, the driver of the Volkswagen, a resident of the Lviv region, died at the scene from his injuries.
Law enforcement officers detained the driver of the Audi, a 24-year-old man from Lviv.
"The man also stated that he had killed his mother. The woman’s death has been confirmed: she was found in her flat with stab wounds. The suspect has been detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and referred for a medical examination," the police said.
Investigators are currently working on the case, and criminal proceedings have been initiated under Part 1 of Article 115 and Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
