It is with deep pain that I learned about the tragic car accident that took place today on the Gyumri-Yerevan motorway, as a result of which there are dead and injured people. Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Armenia, Petr Piruncik, wrote about this on Facebook.
"On behalf of myself and the entire staff of the Czech Embassy in Yerevan, we extend our deepest condolences to the families and relatives of the casualties, and wish the injured a speedy recovery," he added.
A tragic road accident took place on the Gyumri-Yerevan motorway, near Lanjik village of Armenia’s Shirak Province, at around 12:27am Monday.
It was found out that a passenger minibus and a truck collided on the aforesaid motorway.
Eleven people were killed as a result.
Six others had sustained severe injuries and were hospitalized.
Five of the injured are in the intensive care unit, four of them are in severe condition, and one is in critical condition. The truck driver is also among the injured.
The minibus passengers of this tragic accident were returning from a trip to eastern Anatolia.
