The mayor of the city of Reni (Odesa region) Ihor Plekhov was in a car accident.
RBC-Ukraine reports this, citing sources.
Police reported that on August 30, on the highway between the villages of Vvedenka and Svetlodolynske in the Odesa region, a 53-year-old driver of a Lexus SUV flew into a ditch and overturned.
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A 72-year-old female passenger died in the accident. The driver and a five-year-old boy were taken by ambulance to a local hospital with multiple injuries. The man will be tested for intoxication.
The media outlet Dumska writes that the deceased is Plekhovʼs mother, and the five-year-old boy is his son (UPD at 7:30 PM).
- Ihor Plekhov has been the mayor of Reni since 2015. In April 2024, the High Anti-Corruption Court sentenced him to 9 years in prison for accepting a $50 000 bribe. However, he appealed.
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