The Car Found in the Agstev River: Body of 41-Year-Old Driver Recovered

Just moments ago, the rescue team of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, led by Armen Jzmachyan, discovered the location of a ВАЗ 21015 model car that had submerged in the Agstev River. According to Shamshyan.com, Jzmachyan managed to secure special ropes on certain parts of the car by diving into the raging river. With the assistance of Diliijan Mayor Armen Santrrosyan, a crane brought to the scene lifted the vehicle out of the water.

Inside the car, the body of the driver, 41-year-old Zhira Agajanyan, a resident of Haghartsin village, was found. Also present at the scene were the acting head of the Tavush Regional Department of the Police, Kamo Tsutsulyan, and the head of the Diliijan division of the police, Arsen Voskanyan, along with the firefighting-rescue squad from the Ministry of Emergency Situations’ Tavush Regional Department, consisting of firefighters from Diliijan and Ijevan.

Officers from the 2nd Troop of the 2nd Battalion of the Road Police were also at the site, under the command of Major Edgar Suslyan. Starting from yesterday morning, a large number of firefighters, police officers, and representatives from the municipality, along with the entire population of Haghartsin village, participated in the search operations. The searches began at 06:10 am and concluded at 9:00 pm, covering a distance of 20 km.

Currently, a team from the Tavush Regional Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Armenia is conducting an on-site inspection, led by senior investigator Smbat Saghatelayan, who has initiated a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 242 of the RA Criminal Code (a traffic accident that has resulted in the death of a person due to negligence). By the investigator's orders, the vehicle was transported to the special storage area of the Diliijan police department using a crane and a tow truck.