368 road accidents have occurred in Russia over the past 24 hours.

Over the past day, 368 road accidents have occurred on Russian roads, in which 56 people were killed and 466 injured. 50 of the dead were passengers and drivers. This was reported to Izvestia on July 16 by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

So, in the Vladimir region, on 232 km of the federal highway R-132 "Golden Ring", a 38-year-old car driver drove into the oncoming lane while overtaking, where he collided with a truck. The driver and two passengers of the car were killed in the accident, including the motorist's three-month-old daughter, who was in a child restraint in the back seat and was wearing a seat belt.

21 accidents involving buses were recorded, in which one person was killed, 36 more road users, including one child, required medical assistance. Eight bus accidents were caused by traffic violations committed by their drivers.

So, in Moscow in the evening, a 50-year-old driver of an urban electric shuttle bus with 15 passengers in the cabin collided with another electric bus carrying 65 passengers traveling in the same direction, after which the second vehicle ran over the city lighting mast. As a result of the accident, 10 passengers of the second electric bus, including a three-year-old girl, were injured and, after receiving medical care, were sent for outpatient treatment.

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As a result of 86 accidents, 24 of which occurred at pedestrian crossings and 62 outside their area of operation, six pedestrians were killed, and 84 more were injured in various degrees of severity. Among the injured were 16 child pedestrians, 13 of whom were injured when crossing the roadway in unintended places.

There were also 70 accidents involving minors, in which 73 young road users were injured, including 29 passengers, six cyclists and 17 motor transport drivers. Three children were killed, one of whom was a cyclist, and two were passengers in cars driven by their adult relatives.

So, in the Altai Republic, on 468 km of the FAD R-256 Chuisky Tract, a 71-year-old minivan driver drove into the oncoming lane while overtaking in a prohibited place and collided with a truck. Three passengers of the passenger car were killed, one of them was the 13-year-old grandson of the culprit of the car accident, who was in the third row of seats with a seat belt fastened. The elderly motorist and two other passengers, including the nine-year-old brother of the deceased teenager, were hospitalized with injuries. The truck driver was sent for outpatient treatment after receiving medical attention at the scene.

In addition, in the Republic of Mari El, on a regional highway, a 47-year-old car driver ran over a 13-year-old cyclist who was moving along the right edge of the roadway in the same direction as him, but suddenly began to cross the road in front of a nearby car. The schoolboy died.

The State Traffic Inspectorate recommended that motorists refrain from risky driving, exceeding the permitted speed limit, sudden changes of lanes, overtaking and other dangerous maneuvers. The drivers' attention was drawn to the strict observance of the rules for the safe transportation of children.

"We remind parents of underage road users of the need to be more attentive to children, trying to ensure maximum safety for them in the summer. Do not let them go outside alone, unattended, especially in the evening. The lack or negligence of parental control over the behavior and leisure of school-age children during the holidays often leads to injuries or deaths of young road users. Be sure to use retroreflective elements on their clothes to improve the visibility of young pedestrians and cyclists to drivers on a dark road," said Police Colonel Sergey Hrantskevich, head of the Department for Road Safety Promotion and Prevention of child traffic injuries at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

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Earlier in the day, it was reported that in the first half of 2025, the number of accidents involving taxi cars in Moscow decreased by 5.5%, and the number of deaths and injuries in such accidents decreased by 35% and 3.2%, respectively.