Pedestrian dies under car wheels in Mozyr

Photo GAI ATC Gomel Regional Executive Committee

November 9, Gomel. In Mozyr, a 52-year-old pedestrian died under the wheels of a car, BelTA learned from the agitation and propaganda department of the traffic police department of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Gomel regional executive committee.

The fatal accident happened on November 8 at about 18.05 on the street. Ryzhkov district center. A 20-year-old Volvo driver hit a female pedestrian. She crossed the roadway in an unspecified place for this, in the zone of visibility of an adjustable crossing, the UGAI specified.

The woman died at the scene from her injuries.

The State traffic inspectorate noted that over the past day, 4 accidents occurred on the roads of the region, in which one person died, 3 more were injured.

So, at about 18.50 in the village of Ozerany, Zhitkovichi district, a 36-year-old truck driver with a semi-trailer ran into a 60-year-old pedestrian. He walked along the traffic lane in the passing direction of transport, did not have flickers with him and, according to preliminary information, was in a state of alcoholic intoxication . The pedestrian was taken to the intensive care unit of the hospital with injuries.

State traffic inspectors remind pedestrians that they are less protected from bumps and injuries, so your life depends on how responsibly and conscientiously you follow the Rules of the Road. Now, when it gets dark early on the street, pedestrians must definitely identify themselves with retroreflective elements. So the driver will have the opportunity to notice the person in time and take action.