Two Wounded in Gegharkunik Accident Involving Truck are French Citizens: Reports

On August 21, a major car accident occurred in the Gegharkunik region. Around 11:30 PM, a collision took place on the 25 km stretch of the Tsovagyugh-Shorja-Vardenis road between a Toyota 4Runner driven by French citizen Maviyan Axel Hovhannes and a ZIL 131 vehicle driven by 55-year-old Albert Marzoumanian, a resident of Kotayk.

The website Shamshyan.com reported that as a result of the accident, the driver of the Toyota and his passengers, 25-year-old Albert Kirakosyan and 26-year-old Artavazd Muradyan, both residents of Yerevan, were transported with injuries to the Jambarak outpatient center. Out of the three injured, two are French citizens.

It was noted that a criminal case has been initiated in the Sevan Investigative Department regarding the accident. Earlier reports indicated that before rescuers arrived at the scene, A. Z.-M. had been removed from the vehicle by local forces. Rescuers assessed the condition of the injured individual upon arrival and transported him via ambulance to the medical center, where doctors rated his health status as satisfactory. The rescuers also disconnected the vehicles from power and closed the valves on the gas cylinders.