Criminal Probes Opened After Two Passenger-Bus Crashes in Yugra and Krasnoyarsk Krai

Authorities focus on driver control failures alongside potential safety-rule breaches under Article 238.

Overview

In Yugra on October 22, a passenger bus overturned on the Tyumen–Tobolsk–Khanty-Mansiysk highway, killing two and injuring nine.
The Investigative Committee opened a case there under Article 238 on unsafe service provision and is collecting evidence with prosecutorial oversight.
In Krasnoyarsk Krai, seven people including children aged 12 and 9 were injured when a scheduled bus crashed in Shushensky District.
Regional officials say the driver lost control during an overtaking maneuver and went into a right-side ditch, and a criminal case has been launched.
Traffic police and investigative teams are working at both scenes to establish the full circumstances as the injured remain under hospital care.