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Russian Road Crashes Prompt Legal Action: One Dead in Amur Bus Overturn, Ufa Truck Driver Faces Criminal Case

Prosecutors report one fatality with dozens hospitalized, the Amur bus carrying foreign rotational workers.

Overview

  • The Amur region bus overturned after a collision with a passenger car near Svobodny, with 46 passengers taken to medical facilities and one person later confirmed dead.
  • Regional prosecutors said all bus passengers were foreign nationals working rotational shifts at the Amur gas‑chemical complex.
  • Law enforcement preliminarily identified the passenger‑car driver as likely at fault for entering the oncoming lane, with both drivers undergoing medical examinations and results pending.
  • Investigators in Amur said a case has been opened, while in Ufa police launched a criminal case under Part 5 of Article 264 against a 1998‑born Shacman truck driver after a multi‑vehicle crash.
  • Authorities cited suspected brake failure in the Ufa pileup that struck 11 vehicles and left two dead and six injured, and a separate bus‑truck collision in north Moscow injured three as inquiries continue.