Overview
- Regional emergency services reported four deaths after a Renault Logan was struck by freight train No. 9401 on the Samolukovo–Nasva section in Pskov region.
- Police said the victims were the car’s driver and three female passengers, updating earlier railway information that had cited three deaths and a hospitalized driver.
- October Railway said the crossing’s warning system was functioning and the train crew applied emergency braking but could not avoid impact, with passenger services unaffected.
- The North‑West transport prosecutorate opened an inquiry into the circumstances of the crash and adherence to rail‑safety rules near the villages of Chernushka and Bor.
- Separately in Rostov region, a dump truck with a raised bed brought down a pedestrian overpass on the M‑4 Don, injuring the driver and closing one lane, with clearance planned by morning after officials pointed to faulty electronics.