The death toll in a collision between a minibus and a fuel truck in the Rivne region, which occurred on May 3 on the Kyiv-Chop highway, may increase in the coming days. This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs Denis Monastyrsky on the air of the national telethon.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that among the 12 victims who are now in the hospital, there are those who are in critical condition..

“This is the biggest accident in the last few years, by far..

Unfortunately, we can note the number of dead - it is currently 26. And 12 wounded are in the hospital. Some of them are on the verge of life and death.. And we understand that this figure, the death toll, may increase,” Monastyrsky said..

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Recall that according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the traffic accident occurred due to the fault of the driver of the Mercedes-Benz Vito, who overtook another vehicle and drove into the oncoming lane, where he collided with a fuel truck.