Major road accident in Kotayk Province: minibus overturns, injuries reported

A major road accident occurred in Kotayk region today, 8 October. At around 08: 00, a Mercedes Sprinter minibus overturned at the 50th kilometre of the Yerevan-Sevan-Ijevan highway under circumstances that remain unknown.

Photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan, reporting from the scene, said 8 people were injured in the crash. Before the ambulance service arrived, local residents were the first to help the victims.

A criminal case has been opened over the accident at the investigative department, where the identities of the vehicle’s owner, the driver and the injured are being established.