Overview

• Slovak police detained a locomotive driver on suspicion of passing a stop signal before tracks merged near Rožňava, with prosecutors and rail experts continuing the investigation.
• Health officials reported 91 injured in the Slovak collision, including seven flown to Košice and Prešov for surgery whose lives are now out of immediate danger.
• Union and industry voices highlighted sparse ETCS coverage—under 250 kilometers of roughly 3,600—underscoring reliance on human compliance at many Slovak rail junctions.
• In Dagestan, a military Ural truck overturned on the Bujnaksk–Gimry–Chirkata road, killing two Rosgvardiya personnel and injuring six, and investigators opened a criminal case.
• In Tuva, investigators launched a case after a suspected drunk driver killed an 11-year-old and injured 10 people, and in Kostroma prosecutors sent a separate fatal crash case to trial.