Over the past day, 197 road accidents have occurred in Russia.

Over the past day, 197 road accidents have occurred on Russian roads, in which 21 people were killed and 226 injured. 13 of the dead were drivers and passengers. This was reported to Izvestia on February 25 by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

19 accidents involving buses were recorded, in which two people were killed, and 20 more road users, including two children, required medical attention. The reason for 14 bus accidents were traffic violations committed by drivers of other vehicles. As a result of 68 accidents, 35 of which occurred at pedestrian crossings and 33 outside their area of operation, eight pedestrians were killed, and another 60 were injured in various degrees of severity. Among the injured were 20 child pedestrians, 14 of whom were injured when crossing the roadway in designated areas due to the fault of drivers or their own carelessness. 35 accidents involving minors were also registered, in which 36 young road users, including 15 passengers, were injured. There are no dead children.

In some regions of the country, temporary restrictions or traffic closures were introduced due to adverse weather conditions. So, in the Khabarovsk Territory, from early yesterday morning, due to bad weather and snowfall, bus traffic was temporarily restricted on the section of the Khabarovsk-Lidoga - Vanino—Komsomolsk—on—Amur federal highway (entrance to Komsomolsk-on-Amur). from 214 km to 533 km.

In the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, due to the deterioration of weather conditions in the adjacent territory, truck traffic on the federal highway A-161 Vladikavkaz —Nizhny Lars — border with the Republic of Georgia has been temporarily restricted since about midnight in the direction of departure from the Russian Federation.

When planning trips in winter, the State Traffic Inspectorate recommends that drivers always monitor the weather forecast, as well as media reports from places where traffic is blocked or restricted. In case of a negative forecast, it is recommended to refrain from traveling long distances until the road conditions improve, and in urban conditions, temporarily switch to public transport.

"We would like to draw the attention of motorists to the fact that in winter you should be extremely careful when driving a car. It is necessary to refrain from sudden reckless maneuvers and realignments, it is necessary to have an interval and distance between vehicles, as well as choose a speed limit taking into account weather conditions," said Police Colonel Sergey Hrantskevich, head of the Department of road Safety Promotion and prevention of child traffic injuries of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

In addition, in conditions of insufficient visibility, it is necessary to move with fog lights on, and during heavy precipitation, reduce speed as much as possible and move with the alarm lights on, the State Traffic Inspectorate recommends.

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In the Kimry municipal district of the Tver region, one person was killed and two others were injured in an accident. According to preliminary data, on the 13th km of the Dubna-Kimry–Goritsy highway, the driver of a Chevrolet Niva lost control and collided with a VAZ-2114 car.

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