Overview
- The Volgograd case was opened under Part 5, Article 264 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a penalty of up to seven years in prison.
- The January 8 collision at 18:16 on the 763rd km of the R-22 Kaspiy involved a DAF truck with a semitrailer, a UAZ, and a VAZ.
- Police report that the UAZ driver and six passengers, including a 17-year-old girl, died at the scene, with all victims identified as employees of a local enterprise.
- Regional authorities said two injured people declined hospitalization, and Governor Andrey Bocharov directed assistance for victims’ families and safety checks at the site.
- In Omsk, police preliminarily say a 36-year-old Nissan driver failed to yield when exiting a yard, leading to a chain collision that injured four children who were in restraint devices and are being examined by medics.