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In recent accident news from Ukraine, a series of tragic incidents have occurred. A notable case involved a Lexus SUV overturning in the Odesa region, leading to the death of a woman, with a 5-year-old and a man critically injured. The incident allegedly involved Reni Mayor Ihor Pliekhov. Additionally, a law enforcement officer in Cherkasy has been implicated in a vehicular fatality. Tragedy struck in Rivne with the death of a toddler in a road mishap. Further reports reveal that SBI investigations are ongoing for several traffic accidents involving public figures and officials. Each case underscores the ongoing concerns about road safety and accountability in Ukraine.

What led to the fatal accident in the Odesa region?

The accident in the Odesa region was reportedly caused by a Lexus SUV overturning in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district. It resulted in the death of a woman, with a child and another passenger sustaining serious injuries. Media sources allege that the driver was Reni Mayor Ihor Pliekhov.

How is the SBI involved in the accident investigations?

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is actively involved in several accident investigations across Ukraine. They have served notices of suspicion to individuals involved in fatal road incidents, including law enforcement officers and public figures, to ensure legal accountability.

What factors contributed to recent road accidents involving children?

Recent road accidents involving children have been caused by a variety of factors, including vehicle overturns, as seen in the Rivne region, where a toddler tragically lost their life. Such incidents highlight the need for enhanced road safety measures, especially in areas frequented by families and children.

Are there legal consequences for officials involved in road accidents?

Yes, legal consequences are being pursued for officials involved in road accidents. Authorities like the SBI and Prosecutor General's Office are working on serving suspicions and proceeding with investigations to ensure accountability and justice for victims and their families.

How often do accidents involving public officials occur in Ukraine?

Accidents involving public officials are not uncommon in Ukraine, with recent reports highlighting several incidents involving law enforcement officers and public figures. Each case is being scrutinized to ascertain causes and ensure that proper legal actions are taken.

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Three people died in a traffic accident in Cherkasy region on 2 September Traffic accident in Cherkasy region: three people killed, child hospitalised. PHOTO On September 2, a fatal road accident occurred in Cherkasy region, leaving several people dead and a child injured. 2 376 57 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents

accident in Odessa region Lexus runs into ditch in Odesa region - woman killed, 5-year-old injured; media say driver was Reni Mayor Ihor Pliekhov. PHOTOS A woman was killed and a 5-year-old boy and a man sustained multiple injuries after a Lexus SUV overturned in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Odesa region. 9 314 58

Traffic accident in Cherkasy Law enforcement officer who ran over man to death in Cherkasy has been notified of suspicion, - SBI. PHOTO SBI officers, in cooperation with the Department of Internal Security of the National Police of Ukraine, served a notice of suspicion to a senior sector inspector of the district department of the law enforcement agency in Cherkasy region, who was responsible for a fatal road accident. 2 700 7 Previously in trend: Car Accident

Car accident in Rivne region Two-year-old child dies in car accident in Rivne region. PHOTO A toddler died in a car accident in Dubno, Rivne region. 4 406 29 Previously in trend: Car accident in Rivne region

Two Roma motorcycle stormtroopers caused an accident Two Russian motorcycle assault troops collide head‑on on narrow field path. VIDEO A video has surfaced online showing two Russian motorcycle assault troops ramming into each other head‑on. 8 591 9

Police officer causes fatal accident in Bukovyna Fatal road traffic accident involving police officer took place in Bukovyna, - Office of Prosecutor General. PHOTO On 28 July, a fatal road traffic accident involving an employee of the Chernivtsi District Police Department occurred in Novoselytsia, Bukovyna. 4 468 30 Previously in trend: Car Accident

Car accident on Maidan Electric car crashes into underground passage on Maidan in Kyiv: driver hospitalised. PHOTOS On the morning of 28 July, a road traffic accident occurred on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv: a Volkswagen ID.3 electric car drove off the road and crashed into a concrete barrier of an underpass. 3 882 4 Previously in trend: Road traffic accident on Maidan

MP Ruschyshyn killed in accident SBI investigates traffic accident in Ivano-Frankivsk region in which MP Ruschyshyn was killed. PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is investigating all circumstances of the tragic traffic accident that occurred on the evening of July 24, 2025, on the H-09 "Mukachevo–Lviv" highway near the village of Babukhiv, Rohatyn territorial community, Ivano-Frankivsk region. 6 498 47 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents Car accidents involving MPs

Yaroslav Rushchyshyn MP from "Voice" Rushchyshyn dies in road accident On 24 July, MP of the Voice party Yaroslav Rushchyshyn died in a car accident. 14 197 37

Kazban died in a traffic accident Commander of "Liut" Brigade Maksym Kazban killed in traffic accident in Donetsk region Commander of the Joined Assault Brigade of the National Police "Liut," Maksym Kazban, died in a traffic accident in Donetsk region. 12 785 26 Previously in trend: Commander of the Liut Brigade Kazban has died

NABU to be subordinated to the Prosecutor General Kryvonos about criminal cases against his subordinates: NABU conducted internal checks on many facts A number of facts on the basis of which criminal proceedings have been initiated against current NABU employees have already been investigated. 9 299 13 Previously in trend: Search in NABU

Traffic accident involving law enforcement officers Three NABU employees have been notified of suspicion of committing traffic accident that resulted in maiming to victims, - SBI. PHOTO Based on the SBI materials, the Prosecutor General's Office has served suspicion notices to three NABU employees who committed road accidents with victims. 4 013 33 Previously in trend: Search in NABU

Employee of prosecutor’s office Molochnyi runs over a woman to death Employee of Prosecutor’s Office Molochnyi, charged with woman’s fatal hit-and-run, remanded in custody without bail Prosecutor’s Office employee Andrii Molochnyi, who committed a fatal hit-and-run in Kyiv and attempted to flee the scene, was remanded in custody without bail. 6 734 22 Previously in trend: Employee of Prosecutor’s Office Molochnyi runs over woman

Accident involving prosecutor Molochnyi Woman hit by prosecutor’s office employee died in hospital. Molochnyi was drunk behind wheel, - Kravchenko. PHOTO A woman hit by a prosecutor in a pedestrian zone in Kyiv died in hospital. 23 433 201

Prosecutor hits woman Prosecutor’s office employee Molochnyi hit woman in pedestrian zone in Kyiv and tried to flee scene of accident. VIDEO The day before, in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, prosecutor Andrii Molochnyi hit a woman and tried to flee the scene of an accident. 23 453 190 Previously in trend: Car Accident

Accident in Ternopil region Four people killed in car accident in the Ternopil region. PHOTO On Wednesday, 9 July, a fatal car and truck accident occurred in the Ternopil region. Four people died as a result of the accident. 5 278 7 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents

Traffic accident in Zhytomyr Drunk law enforcement officer causes accident in Zhytomyr: 16-year-old girl killed. PHOTO SBI officers detained and served a notice of suspicion to a law enforcement officer in Zhytomyr region who committed a fatal accident while intoxicated. 6 956 38 Previously in trend: Car Accident

Traffic accident in Zakarpattia Drunk driver causes accident at checkpoint in Zakarpattia: soldier killed. PHOTOS On 7 July, at around 4:30 a.m., police received a report that a car had crashed into a law enforcement checkpoint in Perechyn. There were victims of the accident. 4 904 20 Previously in trend: Car Accident

accident in the Dnipropetrovsk region Accident involving passenger bus in Dnipropetrovsk region: 1 person killed, 17 injured. PHOTO Police in Dnipro are working at the scene of a fatal road accident involving a passenger bus. The road accident occurred on 7 July at around 5:00 a.m. on a road in the Petrykivka district of Dnipropetrovsk region. 1 827 3 Previously in trend: Car Accident

road accident in Hungary Children’s ensemble gets into accident in Hungary, four Ukrainians are seriously injured - MFA The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine provided details of the accident of a Ukrainian bus with children that occurred on Sunday, July 6, in Hungary. 4 409 39 Previously in trend: Car Accident

Road accident involving Ukrainians in Hungary Bus carrying Ukrainian children was involved in accident in Hungary: 19 injured, some seriously. PHOTO Today, 6 July 2025, at about 5 am, a bus carrying Ukrainian children went off the road under unspecified circumstances and rolled over on its side on the 442 road between Kunszentmárton and Tiszafeldvár (Hungary). 6 234 77 Previously in trend: Car Accident

A bus carrying more than 50 Ukrainians overturned in Romania Bus with 54 Ukrainians overturned in Romania, - media. PHOTOS Last night, a bus carrying almost 60 Ukrainian citizens overturned at the exit from the village of Tariverde towards Constanta (Romania). 3 915 30 Previously in trend: Car Accident

Collision between two Russian army motorcycle stormtroopers Two Russian motorcycle stormtroopers collided on field road. VIDEO Two Russian motorcycle infantrymen failed to pass each other on a dirt road. 11 844 20 Previously in trend: Battles in the east of Ukraine

Occupiers kill girl in hit-and-run accident Russian military personnel ran over girl on pedestrian crossing in occupied Luhansk with truck. VIDEO from surveillance cameras Russian soldiers in occupied Luhansk ran over a girl who was crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing with an "Ural" truck, killing her. 13 121 30 Previously in trend: Situation in occupied Luhansk region

The first group of victims of the accident in France has returned to Ukraine Accident in France: first group of injured teenagers returns to Ukraine. PHOTOS The first Ukrainian teenagers and their accompanying persons who suffered as a result of a road accident in France on 13 June arrived in Ukraine. 2 455 0 Previously in trend: Bus accident with Ukrainians in France

Bus carrying Ukrainians involved in accident in France Bus carrying Ukrainians crashes in France: four dead, over 40 injured. PHOTO A bus transporting Ukrainian citizens was involved in an accident in the French department of Sarthe. Four people died as a result of the crash, and over forty others were injured. 6 187 11 Previously in trend: Bus accident with Ukrainians in France

accident in Odesa region Woman and two children died in car accident in Odesa region: police are investigating circumstances of accident. PHOTO On Sunday, 8 June, a mother and her two children were killed in a car accident near the village of Katlabuh in Izmail district of Odesa region. Two other people - a man and a 12-year-old girl - were injured. 5 555 3 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents

Occupier rams occupier Occupier on quad bike rams two fellow soldiers on motorcycle. VIDEO A video has surfaced online showing a Russian soldier on a quad bike ramming into two fellow occupiers riding a motorcycle. 14 365 19 Previously in trend: Destruction of the occupiers

The State Bureau of Investigation has announced that a law enforcement officer is suspected of causing a fatal traffic accident in Rivne region. Law enforcement officer causes fatal road accident in Rivne region, served with notice of suspicion – SBI. PHOTOS Officers of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), with the assistance of the Internal Security Department of the State Border Guard Service, have served a law enforcement officer with a notice of suspicion over a fatal road accident in Rivne region. 5 560 10 Previously in trend: Road accidents involving police officers

Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi Not oligarch Yaroslavskyi, but his stand-in bodyguard convicted over deadly car crash A court in Kharkiv has handed down a verdict in the case of concealing a crime in the fatal accident with the motorcade of businessman Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi, convicting two men, according to the Judicial Power portal, Andrii Ligus and Oleksandr Berezhnyi. 15 515 50 Previously in trend: Road accident involving Yaroslavskyi

road accident involving law enforcement and TCR officers in Poltava region Deaths of military TCR and police officer in road accident in Poltava region: law enforcement driver is served suspicion notice. PHOTO Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation served a notice of suspicion to a law enforcement officer who had caused a fatal road accident near the village of Machukhi, Poltava region, on 2 May 2025. 6 654 36 Previously in trend: Car Accident Road accidents involving police officers

TRC military servicemember and police officers involved in fatal car accident TCR military servicemember and police officers killed in road accident in Poltava region. Detainee in intensive care. VIDEO A military servicemember of the Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) and police officers were killed in a road accident in the Poltava region. 34 485 211 Previously in trend: mobilization

Bus carrying Ukrainians overturned in Poland Bus carrying Ukrainians overturned near Warsaw airport: there are casualties. PHOTOS In the morning, two accidents occurred on the expressway near Warsaw Airport. 4 767 16 Previously in trend: Car Accident

accident in occupied makiivka Occupier in truck hit pedestrian on pedestrian crossing in occupied Makiivka. VIDEO An occupier in a truck hit a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing in occupied Makiivka, Donetsk region. 7 210 20 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Maibozhenko Court of appeal overturns sentence of former head of Brovary DSA Maibozhenko, who hit four people while drunk, case sent for retrial The Kyiv Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial in the case concerning a traffic accident involving the former head of the Brovary District State Administration (DSA), Volodymyr Maibozhenko, to be conducted in the court of first instance. 7 612 31 Previously in trend: Traffic accident with Maibozhenko

Fatal road accident involving a police officer in Dnipro region National Guard officer under influence of drugs fatally hit three servicemen, sentenced to 12 years in prison. PHOTO The Kryvyi Rih District Court of Dnipropetrovsk region sentenced a National Guard officer to 12 years in prison for causing the deaths of three people in a road accident. 5 585 11 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents

Minibus with Ukrainians involved in road accident in Austria Minibus with Ukrainians involved in road accident in Austria: four dead. PHOTOS Four women from Ukraine were killed in a minibus and truck accident in the Neunkirchen district of Lower Austria. Four other Ukrainians were seriously injured. 5 318 10 Previously in trend: road accident in Austria with Ukrainians

Serviceman was extradited to Ukraine Military man suspected of committing road accident in Kyiv region extradited to Ukraine - SBI. PHOTOS The law enforcement authorities of the Republic of Poland have decided to extradite to Ukraine a serviceman put on the international wanted list for committing a road accident in Kyiv region. 3 591 1

TCR officer hit a cyclist TCR employees in Kharkiv hit cyclist with car, then chased him. VIDEO A video of a car chasing and hitting a cyclist in Kharkiv was posted online. 20 827 135 Previously in trend: War mobilization violations during mobilisation

accident in Volyn involving employee of military registration and enlistment office Fatal road accident in Kherson region: Deputy head of the Regional Military Administration runs over cyclist to death - police Today, at around 18:00, a road accident occurred in Posad-Pokrovske, killing a 50-year-old man. Kherson police are establishing the circumstances of the incident. 5 079 30

drunken dagestanis drive bmw into ambulance Two were "two hundred", three were "three hundred": drunken Dagestanis from Russian army rammed ambulance in SUV in Belgorod, Russia. VIDEO from CCTV cameras In the Russian city of Belgorod, three drunken soldiers from Dagestan in a BMW X7 SUV rammed an ambulance. 16 686 49

Drunken accident in Hostomel. Soldier was sentenced to 5 years in prison Committed fatal accident while drunk in Hostomel: Soldier sentenced to 5 years in prison. PHOTO A serviceman who committed a fatal road accident in Hostomel, Kyiv region, in July 2024 was sentenced to 5 years in prison. 4 203 26 Previously in trend: Car Accident

Road accident in Sloviansk Fatal accident in Sloviansk: serviceman will be tried for traffic violations - SBI. PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation has completed an investigation into the military serviceman who caused a fatal car accident in Sloviansk that killed two people, including a journalist. 4 302 19

Maibozhenko Volodymyr Maibozhenko, former head of Brovary DSA, who drunkenly hit four people at crosswalk, was fined and had his driver’s license revoked: his car is being returned to him Judge of the Brovary Court Tetiana Vasylenko announced the verdict against the former head of the Brovary District State Administration (DSA) Volodymyr Maibozhenko in a high-profile criminal case of hitting four pedestrians. 7 675 47

drunk driver hits Ukrainian teenager on pedestrian crossing in Warsaw In Warsaw, driver hit Ukrainian teenager on pedestrian crossing: boy died in hospital - media. PHOTO On Friday, 3 January, a minibus driver hit a 14-year-old teenager from Ukraine on a pedestrian crossing and fled the scene. The man had a previous criminal record and did not have a valid driver's licence at the time of the accident. 6 426 19 Previously in trend: Car Accident

Truck falls from Yuzhny Bridge in Kyiv Truck falls off Yuzhny Bridge in Kyiv, - SES. PHOTOS In Kyiv, a truck fell from the Yuzhny Bridge in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital. 11 308 13 Previously in trend: Car Accident

Fatal accident in Nastashyne, Prykarpattia region 5 people killed, including minors: fatal road accident in Prykarpattia region. PHOTOS A fatal accident involving a car and a truck occurred in the village of Nastashyne in the Prykarpattia region. 5 people were killed. 7 478 25 Previously in trend: Car Accident

road accident in Odesa region Accident caused by drunk driver at checkpoint near Odesa: National Guard officer was injured and there are victims. PHOTO Police are investigating the circumstances of an accident at a checkpoint in Odesa district, which injured four people, including a National Guard officer. 3 514 29