Overview

• Slovakia’s health minister said 91 people were injured in the Oct. 13 train crash near Rožňava, including seven in very serious condition, 14 with moderate injuries, and 70 with minor injuries.
• TA3 reported the most severely injured were airlifted to hospitals in Košice and Prešov and, after surgery, their lives were no longer in danger.
• Police and railway experts opened a formal probe, with an initial assessment indicating one train failed to yield where two tracks merge, while union leaders noted ETCS covers under 250 km of Slovakia’s 3,600 km network.
• In Tuva, Russia, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case after a drunk driver’s Oct. 12 collision killed an 11-year-old and injured 10 people, including four children.
• Prosecutors in Kostroma said a July 7 crash case was sent to court after a driver allegedly sped at least 120 km/h into oncoming traffic, killing four people, while Moscow prosecutors are monitoring a separate incident in which two boys were struck at a pedestrian crossing.