Car Accident in Kotayk Region: Pregnant Woman Hospitalized

At around 00:10, on the section of the Armenia-Sevan highway leading to the Arinj Mall, 26-year-old Edgar Hairapetyan, a resident of Gegharkunik Region, collided with a parked Toyota Fortuner driven by 26-year-old Narek Hovsepyan from Kotayk Region while heading towards Sevan, reports shamshyan.com.

According to the source, as a result of the accident, a passenger in the Mercedes, 29-year-old Sirarpi Hairapetyan, also a resident of Gegharkunik Region, was taken to the Abovyan Medical Center with bodily injuries. The on-duty medical team at the mentioned center acted quickly, providing initial care at the scene before transporting the injured pregnant woman to the hospital.

The Patrol Service and the Investigative Division have operational information that another vehicle, functioning as a taxi service via Yandex, created a hazardous situation for the Mercedes driver. Unable to control the vehicle, he crashed into the parked Toyota Fortuner.

The source reports that the Toyota is registered under the account of the Patrol Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, and its driver, N. Hovsepyan, works in the 1st platoon of the 2nd company of the Patrol Service in Kotayk.

The drivers underwent sobriety tests, and both were found sober. According to the source, the Patrol Service and the Investigative Department have identified the make of the vehicle that caused the accident and are working to find its registered owner in collaboration with the personnel from the Kotayk Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who arrived at the scene.