5 killed, 13 injured in tragic road accident on major Armenian highway
5 people were killed and 13 others were injured in a tragic road accident on a major highway in Armenia early on Wednesday morning, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
The mishap occurred when a Gazelle minibus ran off the road at 50 km of the Yerevan-Gyumri highway and overturned.
The Regional Crisis Management Center of Aragatsotn Province was alerted about the road accident at 7:04am.
One fire and rescue team of the ministry’s Regional Rescue Department was dispatched to the scene.
The injured passengers were taken to Armenia and Ashtarak Medical Centers.