There have been 227 road accidents in Russia over the past 24 hours.

Over the past day, 227 road accidents have occurred on Russian roads, in which 36 people were killed and 290 injured. 31 of the dead were drivers and passengers. This was reported to Izvestia on January 21 by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

So, in the Irkutsk region, in the evening, on 254 km of the Zhigalovo—Kazachinskoye intermunicipal highway, a 42-year-old crossover driver drove into the oncoming lane, where he collided with an SUV driven by a 48-year-old motorist. The culprit of the collision and his passenger, as well as a female passenger from an oncoming car, were killed in the accident. The driver of the SUV was hospitalized with injuries.

As a result of 59 accidents, 25 of which occurred at pedestrian crossings and 34 outside their area of operation, five pedestrians were killed and 55 others were injured in various degrees of severity. Four underage pedestrians were among the injured, three of whom were injured while crossing the roadway in designated areas.

18 accidents involving buses were recorded, in which there were no fatalities, but 27 road users needed medical help. 12 bus accidents were caused by traffic violations committed by drivers of other vehicles. There were also 16 accidents involving minors, in which 16 young road users, including 12 passengers, were injured. There are no dead children.

In addition, temporary restrictions or traffic closures were introduced in some regions of the country due to adverse weather conditions. So, in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, due to the deterioration of the weather in Georgia, traffic on the federal highway A-161 Vladikavkaz - Nizhny Lars — border with the Republic of Georgia has been stopped since yesterday evening in the direction of departure from the Russian Federation.

The State Traffic Inspectorate reminded drivers that in winter they should be extremely careful when driving: avoid sudden rash maneuvers and lane changes on roads slippery with snow or ice, observe the interval and distance between vehicles, and do not exceed the set speed.

"Also, do not forget that in conditions of insufficient visibility, it is necessary to move with external lighting devices turned on, be sure to use fog lights, if available, and during precipitation, reduce speed as much as possible and move with the alarm lights on. If the weather worsens, temporarily refrain from using personal vehicles until more favorable weather conditions occur. At the same time, transfer to public transport in urban conditions," said Police Colonel Sergey Hrantskevich, head of the Department for Promoting Road Safety and preventing child traffic injuries at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

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Earlier, on January 19, it was reported that by the end of 2025, 9% fewer road accidents occurred in Moscow than a year earlier. The number of people killed in road accidents in the capital decreased by 15%, while the number of deaths of minors decreased immediately by 42%.

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