Two Die in Crash on Tyumen–Khanty-Mansiysk Highway

Two people died in a collision on the Tyumen-Khanty-Mansiysk highway. The accident occurred during heavy snowfall.

Mar 2, 2026

Heavy snowfall continues along the Tyumen–Khanty-Mansiysk highway, where the fatal collision occurred.
Source:
State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Tyumen Region

A fatal road traffic accident occurred today at the 500-kilometer mark of the Tyumen-Khanty-Mansiysk highway. The deaths were reported by the press service of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate (GIBDD) of the Tyumen Region.

According to preliminary information, a Lada Granta passenger car with Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug license plates veered into the oncoming lane and collided with a Volvo truck. The agency explained: «A Volvo heavy truck and a Lada Granta with Yugra license plates collided here. Preliminary information suggests the Lada entered the oncoming lane. The driver and a passenger of the Lada died in the accident; their identities are being established.»

Traffic police officers are currently working at the scene of the accident.

Traffic on the highway has not been blocked; however, weather conditions remain difficult: snowfall continues, severely reducing visibility. The GIBDD urges drivers to be extra vigilant, recommends avoiding risky overtaking maneuvers, and advises reducing speed.

It is worth recalling that a case was previously recorded in Tyumen where a woman, attempting to run across the roadway outside a crosswalk, tripped and fell under the wheels of a car. After the impact, she was thrown several meters but survived.