In Uzhgorod, an “Opel” ran into a police car

Yesterday, April 29, around 9 o’clock in the morning. on Mynaiska street in Uzhgorod, the driver of a car with Slovak license plates collided with a car of the State Protection Service.
 
The police car was riding with flashing lights and beam lights enabled. The policemen were going to the incident scene. In such cases, other drivers must give way to special vehicles. However, the driver of the "Opel" drove into the oncoming lane and did not give way to the police vehicle. The cars collided.
 
– Fortunately, neither police officers, nor the driver of the Opel were injuried. This time nothing too bad happened. However, drivers must not forget the traffic rules that require to give way to special vehicles – Andriy Litovchenko, the head of the State Protection Service Office in the region said. – Unfortunately this is the second similar accident this year. I appeal to all drivers asking to be careful on the road. Remember that sometimes every minute is a matter of life and health.
 
Recall that failure to give way to vehicles moving with flashing blue and red lights is punished with a considerable fine or 30-40 hours of community service.
 
State Protection Service Office at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Office in Transcarpathian region.