Overview
- On the R-255 'Sibir' near Novomaltinsk in the Irkutsk region, an SUV and a heavy truck collided and caught fire, killing four people in the SUV.
- The victims in the SUV were the driver, his wife, and their children born in 2016 and 2019, while a 13-year-old sibling was hospitalized and the truck driver was taken to a trauma point.
- Traffic at the 1795th kilometer of the R-255 remains limited, with a detour routed through the village of Malta.
- A day earlier on the R-23 near Gatchina in Leningrad region, two people died after a Chevrolet Aveo reportedly lost control and collided with a Toyota Prius.
- Regional traffic police and prosecutors have opened checks to establish causes, with an Irkutsk regional prosecutor dispatched to the R-255 scene.