There were 324 road accidents in Russia over the weekend.

Over the past first spring weekend, 324 road accidents occurred on Russian roads, in which 44 people were killed and 418 injured. 31 died among passengers and drivers. This was reported to Izvestia on Monday, March 3, by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

So, in the Krasnodar Territory, at night, on the Maikop–Tuapse regional highway, the driver of a passenger car drove off the road, followed by hitting a metal fence and a truck parked on the side of the road. A passenger in a passenger car was killed in a car accident.

As a result of 80 accidents, 27 of which occurred at pedestrian crossings and 53 outside their area of operation, 13 pedestrians were killed, and 69 more were injured in various degrees of severity. In Vyshny Volochok, late in the evening on Leningradskoye Highway, a 30-year-old car driver ran over a 56-year-old pedestrian who was walking along the right edge of the roadway in the same direction. As a result of the accident, the pedestrian was injured and was hospitalized.

Over the weekend, 22 bus accidents were recorded, in which four people were killed, and 27 more road users were injured. 10 bus accidents were caused by traffic violations committed by their drivers. 37 accidents involving minors were registered, as a result of which 43 young road users were injured, including 13 pedestrians and 43 passengers. One child passenger was killed.

In the Yaroslavl region, on the Tunoshna – Burmakino highway of regional significance, during the daytime, the driver of a crossover drove into the oncoming lane in a prohibited place, where he collided with another passenger car. The four-year-old son of the driver of the second car, who was in the back row of seats without a child restraint and was not wearing a seat belt, was killed in the accident. In addition, the driver and two other passengers from the same car ended up in the hospital. The culprit of the collision himself was sent for outpatient treatment after receiving medical care.

The State Traffic Inspectorate urged motorists to observe traffic regulations and driving discipline. For safety reasons, drivers need to abandon risky driving habits, especially in bad weather, disregard for the established speed limit and perform dangerous maneuvers, which often create the prerequisites for an accident with serious consequences. The ministry stressed that the lives and health of the most vulnerable category of road users, children, also depend on driving skills, driving experience, well—being and law-abiding driving behavior.

"We remind motorists that the life and health of their passengers depend entirely on the skills, driving experience, well-being and law-abiding behavior on the road of the person behind the wheel. Always leave yourself plenty of time to react adequately to a possible change in the traffic situation at any moment. We also draw the attention of drivers to the strict observance of the rules for transporting children. Take care of your young passengers, preventing even the prerequisites for a possible tragedy," Police Colonel Anton Belan, deputy head of the Department for Road Safety Promotion and prevention of child traffic injuries at the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Russian Interior Ministry, told Izvestia.

Earlier that day, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Roman Vilfand, announced that changing tires on a car href="https://iz.ru/1847986/2025-03-03/sinoptik-prizval-moskvichei-ne-toropitsia-s-zamenoi-zimnikh-shin " target="_blank">is not available until at least the end of the first month of spring, despite the fact that this year in Moscow March is forecast to be warmer than usual. At the same time, as the expert noted, in the south of the European part of the country, it is allowed to change tires for summer tires from the middle of March.