Child dies and two adults are injured in Novosibirsk Region road collision

A boy born in 2025 died and two adults were injured in a collision in Russia’s Novosibirsk Region on the evening of October 11, the regional traffic police reported.

The crash occurred at about 7:20 p.m. local time in Iskitim District, at kilometre 69 of the R-256 Chuysky Trakt highway, according to the preliminary account cited by Interfax.

Traffic police said the driver of a Toyota Corolla, born in 1963, entered the oncoming lane while turning right and collided with a Honda Orthia. The Honda was driven by a man born in 1997.

The child was a passenger in the Honda. The Toyota driver and a female passenger born in 1998 sustained injuries. RIA Novosti and Interfax reported the casualties on October 12, citing the regional traffic police.

The authorities said the circumstances of the collision were still being established.