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First snowfall hits Kyiv, freezes traffic (PHOTOS)

Kyivans cross the street next to a car accident during a heavy snowfall in Kyiv on Nov. 14, 2018.
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin
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Kyivans cross the street next to a car accident during a heavy snowfall in Kyiv on Nov. 14, 2018.
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

The first snowfall of the season hit Kyiv on Nov. 14, covering the streets with a 6-centimeter layer of snow.

The city authorities said they deployed 287 snow plows and 61 brigades of municipal workers to remove the snow.

However, the traffic police still reported that 500 road accidents took place in Kyiv during the day of Nov. 14.