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The condition of all the servicemen taken to Zangezur military hospital following the car accident on Vorotan-Khndzoresk highway is currently assessed as satisfactory. Six servicemen have received fractures of various degrees, two among them are going to be transferred to the CCMH, the defence ministry informed.
The acting Defense Minister David Tonoyan expressed his deep condolences to the relatives of the victims of the tragic incident, noting that a preliminary investigation is underway, according to the preliminary results, the cause of the tragedy is related to technical and organization failures. Davit Tonoyan assured that all the responsible ones will be punished by law.

The tragic car accident has killed:

Private Hayrapet Nairyan,
Private Hrant Gasparyan,
Private Edgar A. Hunanyan,
Private David Melkonyan.
And injured:
Captain Gevorg Muradyan,
Junior Sergeant Karen Antonyan,
Private Aram Daveyan,
Private Mamikon Abgaryan,
Private Gegham Yakubov,
Junior Sergeant Artur Sargsyan,
Private Alik Manucharyan,
Private Mels Hrachian,
Junior Sergeant Anatoly Rustomyan,
Private Vachagan Manucharyan,
Junior Sergeant Samvel Avetisyan,
Private Arman Movsisyan,
Private Arsen Torosyan
Private Karen Minasyan,
Junior Sergeant Sasun Hovhannisyan,
Junior Sergeant Hovhannes Hovhannisyan,
Private Taron Manukyan,
Private Arakel Khachatryan,
Junior Sergeant Sergei Mehrabyan
Private Samvel Avagyan
Private Karen Khachatryan
Private Shmavon Melkonyan