One serviceman dead, five others injured in a road accident involving a military vehicle
Five contract servicemen suffered injuries, another one died as a result of a road accident on July 10. As the Defense Ministry reported, the accident took place at 2am on the 14km of Yeraskh-Yerevan roadway, where an Opel Astra vehicle run by a serviceman of N military base collided with a vehicle UAZ Patriot belonging to one of the military units. As a result, the UAZ flipped on its side.
The servicemen on UAZ Patriot suffered injuries of various degrees and were taken to hospital. One of them, identified as Grigori Garnik Harutyunyan, died on the way to hospital.
According to the source, a probe is underway to clarify the circumstances of the incident. The ministry shares the heavy grief of the loss, extending its condolences to the family and fellow servicemen of the deceased.