Lorry collides with minibus killing 14 in western Ukraine

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Lorry collides with minibus ******** 14 in western Ukraine

Ukraine Emergencies Ministry

Rescuers needed to cut victims from the wreckage

Fourteen people have been ******* in a serious road accident in western Ukraine.

A senior regional official said the fatalities resulted from a lorry driving into oncoming traffic and colliding with a minibus.

Twelve passengers, including a six-year-old child, and the two drivers were *******, while one woman survived with serious injuries, officials said.

********* proceedings have been opened into the incident.

It happened near the village of Verkhiv, in Rivne region at about 15:45 local time (12:45 GMT), the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Koval, said on his Telegram channel.

Possible reasons for what happened are being investigated.

Pictures posted by the Emergencies Ministry showed wreckage of a vehicle in a field and a child’s toy lying on the ground.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned it in his evening video address and sent his condolences to the loved ones of those who *****.

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