Child hospitalised after trolleybus collision in Simferopol

A young boy was hospitalised after being struck by a trolleybus near Kyivska Street in Simferopol on October 8, the regional prosecutor's office said.

According to the office's preliminary account, the trolleybus was operating on route 51 between Simferopol and Alushta. It said the child had run onto the roadway before the collision. That account describes the initial information available about the incident.

There were 48 passengers on the trolleybus, none of whom were injured, according to prosecutors. Vesti Sevastopol also reported the boy's hospitalisation and the absence of injuries among passengers.

Prosecutors and police are checking the circumstances. The review is intended to establish how the collision happened and whether traffic rules were breached. The office's initial statement did not give a final finding on the cause of the accident or the responsibility of those involved.