Overview
- The collision occurred at the 1,581-kilometer mark of the R-255 highway in Kuytunsky District and involved four tractor-trailers.
- Authorities report three fatalities, with victims among citizens of Belarus and China, and a Russian driver who declined hospitalization after sustaining bruises.
- A Chinese national remains in serious condition as officials arrange transfer from Kuytun District Hospital to the Irkutsk Regional Clinical Hospital.
- Traffic police cite a preliminary finding that one truck veered into oncoming traffic, and officials note difficult weather may have contributed.
- A probe under Article 264 of the Russian Criminal Code is underway under prosecutorial oversight, and the road section remains closed with a detour via Listvyanka.