A road accident in eastern Armenia killed six people on Sunday night, according to local media.
The collision took place on the M11 motorway near the village of Tskovak, in Gegharkunik province close to the Azerbaijani border. A rescue team was dispatched from the nearby town of Vardenis, but it was too late for many of those involved.
A Mercedes and C220 and a Kia Sorento crashed, killing the driver and two passengers in each vehicle. A criminal case has been filed, according to Armenpress news agency.
Two year-old Hasmik Grigoryan, a passenger in the Kia, was injured in the crash and rushed to hospital. Her father died. The girl’s health is stable but critical, a government official said.
Armenia is one of the worst countries for road traffic deaths in Europe and Asia, according to statistics compiled by the World Health Organisation.
Last week two were killed when a bus exploded in Yerevan. Initial comments by officials suggested it may be an act of terrorism, but it later transpired the blast was caused by a man on his way to harm family members.
SOURCE: commonspace.eu and agencies
PHOTO: a Kia Sorento
