Overview
- In Zabaykalsky Krai, a Nissan Expert collided with a SHANTUI front loader on the R‑297 'Amur' at the 347th kilometer late Sunday, killing the 45‑year‑old driver and three passengers, with traffic police citing failure to maintain distance as a preliminary cause.
- Regional prosecutors in Zabaykalsky Krai opened a review that will assess road safety compliance and workplace safety rules related to the heavy equipment involved.
- In the Irbit district of Sverdlovsk Region, a VAZ‑2110 struck three pedestrians on the roadside, killing a 16‑year‑old boy and injuring two females aged 15 and 21, with police later locating a 20‑year‑old local resident as the driver who fled the scene.
- Irbit’s interdistrict prosecutor placed the case under oversight and reported that the deceased boy is preliminarily identified as the driver’s stepson.
- In Ryazan, a 34‑year‑old driver lost control of a Luxgen and fatally struck an 11‑year‑old on a pedestrian path, while in Donetsk a car hit a utility pole and burned with the driver pronounced dead at the scene.