The key facts
- The accident occurred at around 1:00 pm on the ninth kilometer of the R-243 highway near the village of Gubachevo in Kostroma Region
- The bus driver and two passengers were injured; hospitalization was not mentioned — all were prescribed outpatient treatment
- According to the preliminary version of the State Traffic Inspectorate, the bus crashed into the dump truck ahead due to failure to maintain a safe distance
Collision on the R-243 highway
A scheduled bus collided with a dump truck on a federal highway in Kostroma Region, leaving three people injured — the driver of the public transport vehicle and two passengers. This was reported by the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which published photos from the accident scene.
What is known about the circumstances
The accident occurred at around 1:00 pm on the ninth kilometer of the R-243 highway 'Kostroma — Sharya — Kirov — Perm', near the village of Gubachevo. According to the preliminary version of the State Traffic Inspectorate, the bus driver failed to maintain a safe distance from the dump truck ahead and crashed into it. After the collision, the driver and two passengers sought medical assistance; all three were prescribed outpatient treatment, and hospitalization was not mentioned in the police report. State Traffic Inspectorate officers are working at the scene.
Context
This is a separate accident, unrelated to the recent collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Rostov-on-Don, which Life.ru previously reported: there, six people were injured, including two children, and the State Traffic Inspectorate was investigating the circumstances on Sheboldaev Street. The final causes of the Kostroma accident have not yet been named — the inspectorate's conclusions remain preliminary.
