In Kaluga Region: Ten people injured, including eight children, after road accident
An accident in the Kaluga region left ten people injured, eight of them children, according to the regional directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The incident involved a passenger minibus and a car along the Ring Road in Kaluga.
The collision happened on the sixth kilometer of the R-132 Ring Road. Early findings indicate that a female driver born in 2000, who was behind the wheel of an Opel Corsa, lost control of the vehicle and struck a Peugeot Boxer minibus. In the minivan, there were two adults and eight children, all of whom were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
Reporters confirmed that a cheerleading team from Kaluga was traveling to a competition in the minibus when the mishap occurred. The health authorities in the Kaluga region noted that the incident was managed with speed on the ground. Emergency medical teams arrived at the scene within minutes, providing care to those injured. The victims sustained various degrees of bruising and minor injuries, with no life-threatening conditions reported. One person required hospital transport by ambulance for further assessment and treatment [citation: Kaluga regional health authorities].
Details about the exact cause of the loss of control are being investigated by traffic police. Authorities emphasized that safety measures such as seat belt use and appropriate child restraints were observed by those on board the minibus, which helped limit the severity of injuries. The investigation will also review road conditions and traffic patterns at the time of the incident [citation: regional MOI press release].
There were occasional reports of a separate incident in central Moscow involving a vehicle explosion after a collision. This event is unrelated to the Kaluga crash but has been noted by local media and emergency services as part of ongoing traffic and safety coverage [citation: Moscow emergency services].