A truck in Lviv region fatally struck a 700-kilogram European bison listed in the Red Book

In Lviv region on 1 October a truck struck a five-year-old European bison weighing 700 kilograms. As a result of the collision the rare animal died on the spot, and the vehicle sustained damage.

This was reported by Andriy Senyuk, head of the Department of Natural Resources Protection and Monitoring of the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources.

A loss for one of Ukraine’s largest subpopulations

According to him, the incident occurred at 22:15 on the Brody–Sheptytskyi highway. The five-year-old Red Book mammal ran onto the roadway from a forested area.

The bison died as a result of the accident / Facebook Andriy Senyuk

It is noted that the animal belonged to the Lopatyn subpopulation of European bison that live free in the territory of the Small Polissia in Brody district.

As of the beginning of 2026 the year this group numbered 135 bison and showed dynamic growth. The Lopatyn subpopulation is one of the largest in the country.

In Ukraine bison live in seven subpopulations in Lviv, Vinnytsia, Chernivtsi, Volyn, Kyiv and Sumy regions,

– Senyuk added.

Recall that on 30 September in Zakarpattia a truck driver failed to choose a safe speed and distance, causing a collision with the vehicle ahead. After that there was a collision with three more cars. As a result of the accident one person died and two others were hospitalized.