There have been 196 road accidents in Russia over the past 24 hours.

Over the past day, 196 road accidents have occurred on Russian roads, in which 12 people were killed and 258 injured. Seven of the dead were drivers and passengers. This was reported to Izvestia on January 28 by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

As a result of 52 accidents, 33 of which occurred at pedestrian crossings and 19 outside their area of operation, five pedestrians were killed, 47 more were injured of varying severity. Seven underage pedestrians were among the injured, while all of them were injured when crossing the roadway in designated places, which means that it was the fault of drivers and their own negligence, the department noted.

23 accidents involving minors were registered, in which 25 young road users, including 18 passengers, were injured. There are no dead children.

12 accidents involving buses were recorded, in which one person was killed, and another 21 road users needed medical attention. Five bus accidents were caused by traffic violations committed by drivers of other vehicles.

So, in the Irkutsk region, on 124 km of the federal highway R-258 Baikal, a 56-year-old truck driver skidded a semi—trailer on a snowy highway, which drove into the oncoming lane, where it collided with an intercity bus en route Ulan-Ude - Irkutsk with 11 passengers in the cabin. As a result of the incident, the 45-year-old bus driver and four of his passengers were hospitalized with injuries, and two more passengers were treated on an outpatient basis. Previously, the accident occurred due to the fact that the truck driver chose the wrong speed on a stretch of road with difficult terrain - a combination of descent and turn.

The State Traffic Inspectorate recommended that truck drivers correctly assess their dimensions and speed, weather conditions, condition and width of the roadway, as well as terrain. You should not overestimate your strength, be careful and careful. The lives and health of other road users depend on driving skills, seniority, well-being, law-abiding driving behavior, and good technical condition of the vehicle.

"In addition, we would like to draw the attention of motorists to the fact that in winter you should be extremely careful when driving a car: refrain from sudden thoughtless maneuvers and lane changes, observe the interval and distance between vehicles, and choose the speed limit taking into account weather conditions," said the head of the Department for Road Safety Promotion and prevention of children's road accidents.Police Colonel Sergey Hrantskevich caused traffic injuries at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

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On January 23, it was reported that Moscow had broken its own historical record for road safety. The number of deaths in road accidents per 100,000 population (the social risk level) decreased by the end of 2025 to 2.22 units, said Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of the capital for transport.

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