"This is not a press conference, it is simply to inform about the events that happened last night. Well, and so that there are no interpretations other than official ones of this event that occurred," Sviatoslav Zelinskyi began the meeting with the press with these words.

According to him, on July 12 at approximately 22:20 on the Rivne-Lutsk highway in the Klevan area, a traffic accident occurred as a result of which the mayor of Lutsk was injured. Having received the corresponding notification by phone, Sviatoslav Zelinskyi himself went to the scene, so he saw the consequences of the accident with his own eyes.

"There was a head-on collision of cars. The 'Opel-Omega' car in which the mayor was traveling and an old foreign car, which is almost impossible to identify, in which four young men were traveling. What the circumstances were, why they drove into the oncoming lane, in which the mayor was traveling at a speed of, as eyewitnesses preliminarily say, 70 kilometers per hour, is not known. As a result, the mayor received, as the doctors explained, a serious leg injury. Well, and other there, minor ones – a concussion..," Sviatoslav Zelinskyi informed.

"But overall the situation is normal, controlled. That is, there is no threat to Bohdan Shyba's life, but he will be forced to undergo a lengthy treatment process," he added.

"Mr. Shyba had the necessary documents for driving a car, a waybill. As far as I know, he was traveling for some consultations to the city of Rivne. I cannot add anything in more detail," Sviatoslav Zelinskyi explained, answering a question.

"There were two more passengers in the car with the mayor. One of the passengers also received injuries, the other remained unharmed. The passengers who were traveling in the other foreign car, as a result of the collision, unfortunately, all died. There were four young men there. Why this happened, I think, we should get the official version from the police," the council secretary noted.

According to him, after the accident the mayor was promptly taken to the Klevan District Hospital. Then an ambulance arrived from Lutsk, which transported the mayor to the Lutsk City Hospital.

"At the moment the mayor is in intensive care, he did not lose consciousness, he was constantly in contact with the doctors. And as of today, according to the doctors, his condition is satisfactory. Since there was a slight shock, by the end of the day we will have a full picture of what his condition is and how long the treatment process will last…," he added.

During Bohdan Shyba's absence, his duties will be performed by the first deputy mayor, Larysa Sokolovska.

ZIK reference.

According to the press service of the State Traffic Inspectorate of Rivne Oblast, the accident occurred "at around 22:30 at 141 km + 650 m of the Ustyluh – Lutsk – Rivne highway. The driver of the 'Opel-Kadet' car, moving from Lutsk in the direction of Rivne, drove into the oncoming lane, where he collided with an 'Opel-Omega' passenger car traveling in the opposite direction. As a result of the accident, the driver and passengers of the 'Opel-Kadet' car died at the scene from the bodily injuries sustained, and the driver and passenger of the 'Opel-Omega' car received bodily injuries of varying severity.

Data on the injured:

1. Driver of 'Opel-Kadet' 25-year-old Andrii K., lived in Rivne district, did not work, died at the scene.

2. Passenger of 'Opel-Kadet' 22-year-old Vasyl K., lived in Rivne district, did not work, died at the scene.

3. Passenger of 'Opel-Kadet' 21-year-old Oleksandr F. lived in Rivne district, did not work, died at the scene.

4. Passenger of 'Opel-Kadet' 23-year-old Dmytro L. lived in Rivne district, did not work, died at the scene.

5. Driver of the 'Opel-Omega' car, 44-year-old Bohdan Sh. from Lutsk, received polytrauma, closed craniocerebral trauma, chest contusion, rib fracture (questionable), pelvic bone fracture (questionable), fracture of the right hip joint, traumatic shock. He was taken for medical assistance to the Rivne Central District Hospital, from where he was transported by ambulance for treatment to the city of Lutsk.

6. Passenger of the 'Opel-Omega' car, 27-year-old Svitlana L. from Lutsk, received polytrauma, closed craniocerebral trauma, concussion, chest contusion, closed fracture of the right tibia, open comminuted fracture of the left humerus, traumatic shock. She was taken for medical assistance to the Rivne Central District Hospital, from where she was transported by ambulance for treatment to the city of Lutsk."