Overview
- Two cars collided late on January 10 at the 261st kilometer of the R-21 Kola in Karelia, injuring nine people, including five children.
- Health officials say a child and a 38-year-old woman are in intensive care, a 60-year-old man underwent spinal surgery and is in serious but stable condition, and other patients were treated in trauma units or released for outpatient care.
- Three reanimation vehicles from Petrozavodsk and local ambulance crews evacuated victims to the Olonets Central District Hospital, the Lodeynoye Pole hospital, and the Children’s Republican Hospital.
- Preliminary police findings indicate a Skoda Kodiaq moved from the shoulder into oncoming traffic and struck a Kia Ceed; the Skoda carried the driver, his spouse, and five grandchildren, while the Kia had a driver from Nizhny Novgorod and a passenger from St. Petersburg.
- Separate incidents injured four in Pugachyov, Saratov region, and two in Ulan-Ude after a Lexus hit a tram stop, with traffic police stating circumstances are being established.