On the morning of March 18, a terrible accident occurred in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Volkswagen and Etalon collided in the village of Tovmachik, Kolomyia region.

According to preliminary information, one person died as a result of the accident. Another 18 victims were hospitalized.

What is known about the accident in Tovmachik

The message about the accident was received by the Rescue Service at 07:35 on March 18. In the village of Tovmachik in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, a Volkswagen minibus and an Etalon bus collided.

According to preliminary information, 1 person died (passenger “Volkswagen”). As of 11:00 am, 18 people were hospitalized in medical institutions. Information on the number of victims is being specified, the State Emergency Service noted.

Rescuers unblocked the driver of “Volkswagen”. In addition, in order to prevent fire, they disconnected the battery terminals of buses and washed fuel and lubricants from the roadway.

Note that the footage released from the scene of the accident is very terrifying. The photo shows significant damage to two buses. In particular, the windows were smashed, the body was crumpled.

A fatal accident occurred in the Carpathian region / Photo by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine

In total, 18 rescuers and 5 units of State Emergency Service equipment were involved in the elimination of the consequences of an accident. All furnish events are already established by law enforcement officers.

In the Dnepropetrovsk region, a military man jumped out of an ambulance and died

On the Dnipro-Pavlograd highway near the village of Znamenovka on the night of March 13. the military jumped out of the medical vehicle on the move. The information was confirmed by the police to journalists on Channel 24. Investigators are investigating to establish all the circumstances of the emergency.

It is known that the ambulance, in which the man was, was carrying three wounded from the front to a military hospital in the Dnieper. The soldier who jumped onto the road had a leg injury.