According to RIA Novosti with reference to the State traffic inspectorate of the region, the accident occurred around 16:00 Moscow time on the 239th km of the R-255 Siberia highway.

“According to preliminary data, the driver of the Volkswagen Polo car lost control after the sudden appearance of a wild animal on the road, allowed it to enter the oncoming lane, where it collided with a Hino Ranger truck,” the statement said.

As a result of the accident, four people died, including two children - a three-year-old girl and a two-month-old boy.

A school bus on Friday morning, February 3, got into an accident in the Kholmsky district in the south of Sakhalin.

Schoolchildren were examined by doctors, there were no victims.

Earlier it was reported that a Porsche driver was detained in Yaroslavl, who knocked down three pedestrians in Moscow.