Third Ukrainian lorry driver dies at Polish border

A lorry driver waiting in a queue at the Ukrainian-Polish border due to the protest by Polish hauliers died on Saturday, 16 December.

Source: Volodymyr Balin, Vice President of the Association of International Road Carriers, in a comment for Suspilne, Ukraine's public broadcaster 

Quote: "The driver was taken away in an ambulance, but died on the way to the hospital. I don’t know yet which firm he worked for."

Details: This is the third Ukrainian driver to die on the Ukrainian-Polish border since Polish hauliers started to block several border crossings between the countries.

Previously: A 54-year-old Ukrainian driver who had planned to cross the border died in his lorry near the Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint on 11 November.

Another Ukrainian driver died in Poland near the Korczowa-Krakowiec checkpoint, where Polish hauliers are blocking the border, on 23 November.

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