Tragic Crash Claims Young Family, Including Infant, in Russia
Another story from Russia that no one wants to read. On a quiet stretch of road where only dust and wind usually pass, several cars collided, killing three people: a young couple and their three-month-old baby.
According to local police, a man born in 1988 attempted to overtake in his Hyundai Sonata but lost control, triggering a chain collision involving a Ford, a Škoda, another Hyundai, and an oncoming Kia Cerato. After striking the Kia, the crash continued as a Chevrolet Niva and a Volkswagen collided further down the line.
The Kia’s driver, born in 1990, his passenger, born in 1995, and their infant died at the scene. The Hyundai Sonata driver was taken to hospital with injuries.
Police say the crash was caused by a misjudged overtaking manoeuvre. The road was dry, visibility clear, but speed and misplaced confidence turned a routine move into something irreversible. Experts remind drivers that it is precisely these “ordinary, straight” sections that create an illusion of control which can vanish in a split second.
Every day, dozens of similar accidents occur, many for the same reason: risky overtaking. Statistics show that such manoeuvres account for about a third of all fatal road accidents. This tragedy is another grim reminder that even advanced safety systems and reinforced car bodies offer no protection when the laws of physics are ignored.
Why do we keep writing about it?
Because road deaths tend to fade into the background of official reports and statistics. Yet every number stands for someone who never made it home, and perhaps for someone else who will never again dare to overtake after witnessing how one wrong decision ended three lives.
