YEREVAN. – The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) of Armenia received a call on Monday at 1:14am.

Accordingly, a traffic accident had occurred on the Yerevan-Ashtarak motorway, there were affected, and rescuers were needed.

An MES Crisis Management Center operative team, and a fire and rescue squad were dispatched to the scene.

It was found out that a vehicle had gone off road, hit a roadside external lighting pole, and turned over.

As a result, A. A., 47, and an unidentified person had died on the spot.

Prior to the fire and rescue workers’ arrival on the scene, however, G. K., 56, S. G., 61, and A. A., 46, were brought out of the car by local efforts.

Subsequently, they were rushed to a capital city Yerevan hospital, where doctors said S. G. is in moderate condition, whereas A. A. is in critical condition, and G. K. was discharged from hospital after receiving the necessary medical treatment.

Shamshyan.com informed that the victims were returning from a wedding ceremony.