Tragic Highway Collision in Sverdlovsk Region Leaves One Dead and Several Injured
A fatal crash on a regional highway in Sverdlovsk left one person dead and five others injured after a passenger bus collided with a passenger car. The incident was reported by TASS and later confirmed by Valery Gorelykh, who leads the press service for the Main Directorate of the Sverdlovsk Region Ministry of Internal Affairs. The crash occurred on December 11 at 15:00 local time, which corresponds to 13:00 Moscow time.
Authorities say the collision happened in the Nizhneturinsky district, along the 235th kilometer mark of the Yekaterinburg-Serov highway. A Yutong bus operating on the route from Karpinsk through Krasnoturinsk to Yekaterinburg collided with a Land Cruiser-200. The car involved belonged to a commercial enterprise managed by a resident of Ivdel, and the driver of the foreign vehicle died at the scene. On the bus were 27 passengers plus the driver, five of whom sustained injuries of varying severity. Medical teams transported the wounded to local hospitals for treatment.
Gorelykh explained that the accident occurred after the car driver chose a speed inappropriate for the weather conditions. He reportedly crossed into the opposite lane, colliding with the bus as a result. The authorities are reviewing the factors that led to the loss of control and the subsequent impact, with the investigation focusing on driver behavior and weather-related road conditions.
Traffic near the incident site is temporarily limited to a single lane to facilitate emergency response and the ongoing examination. Police officials have initiated tests to determine whether alcohol or other prohibited substances were present in the blood of the deceased, as part of a routine inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
In related news, earlier reports noted a separate incident near Nizhny Tagil involving a sightseeing bus with children that became stuck in a ditch. This event has drawn attention to road safety for vehicles carrying vulnerable passengers and has prompted authorities to review safety protocols along busy regional routes.