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As a result of a traffic accident in the Odesa region, two military personnel were killed.
In the Odesa region, a truck crashed into a checkpoint, resulting in the death of two servicemen, the regional police reported.
The traffic accident occurred on October 17 around 07:00 near the village of Sukhyi Lyman. As a result of the collision, military personnel aged 34 and 36 were killed. One of them died on the spot, and the other died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.
According to preliminary data, the 63-year-old truck driver stated that he did not notice the military personnel who were near the mobile checkpoint. Tests showed that he was sober at the time of the accident. Currently, the police are establishing all the circumstances of the incident, and traffic in this section of the road is currently restricted.
Similar incidents occurred in previous months in other regions of Ukraine. In particular, on August 29 in Kyiv, a police car overturned as a result of an accident, leading to the death of a law enforcement officer. And on September 19 in Zhytomyr, a prosecutor was hit at a crosswalk and died on the spot.
| Date | Location | Incident | Number of fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2023 | Odesa region | Truck crashed into checkpoint | 2 |
| August 29, 2023 | Kyiv | Police car overturned | 1 |
| September 19, 2023 | Zhytomyr | Prosecutor hit at crosswalk | 1 |
