MOSCOW. – Armenian Meri Kocharyan, who was injured as a result of the subway accident in Moscow, is still in very critical condition and respiratory problems have emerged, too.
Armenian Embassy in Russia adviser Edvard Jambazyan told the aforementioned to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
“The doctors are doing their best to stabilize the situation, but various problems have arisen. Her lungs are no longer functioning; she is connected to an artificial respirator. The best specialists are at work,” Jambazyan added.
Meri Kocharyan, 20, had sustained a spine fracture and a brain injury, whereas another Armenian, Anna Bulghadaryan, 23, had suffered a bone fracture and a traumatic shock in the subway tragedy. But Bulghadaryan is in a relatively stable condition, and she already was transferred from the intensive care unit to a hospital room.
On July 15 at 8:35am, three subway cars were derailed in Moscow Subway. As a result, 23 people lost their lives. There are at least 150 injured—including two young Armenian women (Meri Kocharyan, 20, and Anna Bulghadaryan, 23)—in hospitals, and a criminal case is instituted on the incident. In this connection, the subway system’s road service master and his assistant were detained on July 17 and, subsequently, taken under custody until September 15. According to the Russian special investigative services, they are suspected of violating traffic safety rules.