Car with bodies of three children found in river in Khmelnytskyi region
A VAZ 21099 car containing the bodies of three missing teenagers was found in a river near the village of Humentsi in western Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi region. Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
Three children have died in a road accident in Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi region. Their bodies were found in a car that was lifted from a body of water near the village of Humentsi in the Kamianets-Podilskyi area, the regional police press service reported.
How the disappearance came to light
According to police, the crash may have occurred on 30 October at about 03:40. On 31 October at around 11:00, a local resident contacted police to report that his 13-year-old daughter was missing. She had gone to a friend's birthday party the previous evening and never came home. He also said that two boys, aged 15 and 16, who had attended the celebration, had disappeared along with her.
Search and discovery
Officers launched a search operation, checking the territory of the local community and passing descriptions to all police patrols. During the initial measures, police established that the teenagers had been travelling in a VAZ 21099 car shortly before they vanished. At about 16:00, officers found the vehicle in a river in a neighbouring village. The bodies of all three missing children were inside.
Police are now working to establish all the circumstances and causes of the tragedy. The investigation is ongoing.
