473 road accidents occurred in Russia over the weekend.

Over the last weekend of autumn, 473 road accidents were recorded on Russian roads, in which 45 people were killed and 594 injured. 31 people were killed, including drivers and passengers. This was reported to Izvestia on December 1 by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

23 bus accidents were recorded, in which three people were killed, and 26 more road users, including two children, needed medical help. 12 bus accidents were caused by traffic violations committed by their drivers.

So, in the Chelyabinsk region, on 184 km of the Yuzhnouralsk—Magnitogorsk regional highway, in conditions of icy rain, a 43-year-old bus driver traveling from Magnitogorsk to sports competitions in Chelyabinsk with 36 passengers in the cabin, including 20 members of a children's football team (aged 10 to 14), did not take into account difficult weather conditions and allowed exit from the roadway with the subsequent rollover of the vehicle. As a result of the accident, three bus passengers, including two minors born in 2008 and 2015, were hospitalized with injuries, and 13 more passengers, including six young athletes, received one-time medical care.

As a result of 156 accidents involving pedestrians, 14 people were killed, and another 146 were injured in various degrees of severity. Among the injured are 24 young pedestrians, eight of whom were injured while crossing the roadway in unintended places. Of the total number of pedestrian incidents, 75 occurred at pedestrian crossings and 81 outside their area of operation.

48 accidents involving minors were registered, 53 young road users were injured in them, including 25 passengers and two motor transport drivers. There are no dead children.

According to the operational data of the State Traffic Inspectorate, in November 2025, 1,088 accidents involving children occurred in the Russian Federation, in which 36 minors under the age of 16 were killed and 1,169 injured. The ministry stressed that one of the most vulnerable categories among underage road users are child passengers. When driving in a car with a child, it is important for drivers to choose a safe driving style. Sudden maneuvers and lane changes should be avoided. First of all, we are talking about overtaking, which involves driving into the oncoming lane: even where it is allowed by traffic regulations, there remains a risk of an emergency due to violations or inattention of another driver.

"We recommend that drivers strictly follow the rules of the road and driving discipline. If you are driving a bus, correctly assess its dimensions and speed, weather conditions, condition and width of the roadway, terrain and the possibility of skidding on a slippery road. Do not overestimate your strength, be careful and careful. Remember that your skills, driving experience, well—being, law-abiding driving behavior and good technical condition of the vehicle depend not only on your life and health, but also on the lives and health of other road users, including your passengers," said the head of the Department of road safety promotion and prevention of children's road accidents.Police Colonel Sergey Hrantskevich suffered from traffic injuries at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

Save and preserve: a strategy has been adopted to improve road safety

The corresponding decree was signed by the President of the Russian Federation

Earlier, on November 1, it was reported that following the results of the first nine months of 2025, a decrease in accident rates was recorded in Russia. The number of road accidents decreased by 2.4% (94.9 thousand cases), the number of dead — by 3.4% (10.1 thousand people), injured — by 3% (117.7 thousand people).

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