In Ufa, authorities say a suspected drunk driver was stopped after a vigilant citizen alerted traffic police via a Telegram chatbot. The driver had previously damaged two parked cars and then vanished, allegedly retreating to the entrance of a nearby building. The information was relayed through the head of Bashkiria’s traffic police, Vladimir Sevastyanov, as part of ongoing efforts to boost community reporting and rapid response to suspected intoxicated driving.
The incident reportedly unfolded on Ispytatelei Street in the Zaton district, with the alert coming from a concerned resident who noticed the vehicle strike two stationary cars while maneuvering into a parking spot and subsequently disappear from view. Responding officers arrived quickly, identifying a 25-year-old man showing signs of intoxication. He refused medical examination at the scene, a decision that law enforcement documented as resistance to a sobriety test. The vehicle involved was towed to a private parking area after investigators secured the scene and filed formal paperwork detailing the driver’s refusal to submit to a breathalyzer or other intoxication assessment. Community members should note that the investigation remains ongoing as authorities gather additional evidence from nearby surveillance and witness statements to determine the full sequence of events and potential charges.
Separately, reports from Altai region indicate a separate, though equally serious incident, where a bus traveling from Kazakhstan toward Novosibirsk reportedly plunged into a ditch. The accident resulted in seven individuals sustaining injuries, prompting emergency services to rush to the scene and transport the injured to nearby medical facilities for treatment. Local authorities are conducting a thorough review of the bus’s route, road conditions, and potential contributing factors to establish whether any safety protocols were breached and to implement measures that prevent similar incidents in the future. The situation remains under investigation as officials release updated details on casualty status and ongoing security precautions for travelers along this corridor.