Media reports in Ukraine say a former investigator of high-profile cases, including the murder of independent journalist Heorhiy Gongadze and the alleged dioxin poisoning of former President Viktor Yushchenko, has died in a car crash.
The "Segodnya" newspaper, which initially reported Roman Shubin's death, said preliminary information suggested that Shubin, 57, had suffered a heart attack behind the wheel, causing him to strike a truck.
He died on impact, the report said.
Shubin led the investigation into Gongadze's 2000 murder, which sparked protests against the government of then-President Leonid Kuchma.
He also investigated Yushchenko's alleged poisoning, which caused long-term disfigurement, during the 2004 election campaign.
Shubin was head of the prosecutor-general's investigative department for high-profile cases, but several years ago he had asked to be transferred to another position.
The "Segodnya" newspaper, which initially reported Roman Shubin's death, said preliminary information suggested that Shubin, 57, had suffered a heart attack behind the wheel, causing him to strike a truck.
He died on impact, the report said.
Shubin led the investigation into Gongadze's 2000 murder, which sparked protests against the government of then-President Leonid Kuchma.
He also investigated Yushchenko's alleged poisoning, which caused long-term disfigurement, during the 2004 election campaign.
Shubin was head of the prosecutor-general's investigative department for high-profile cases, but several years ago he had asked to be transferred to another position.
