YEREVAN. – Private Harutyun Kirakosyan, who was critically injured as a result of Monday’s road accident, died Thursday at 9:25pm, MOD Investigation Department Public Relations Senior Officer Meri Sargsyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.      

Kirakosyan was 20 years old, and he was transferred to MOD Central Clinical Military Hospital after the accident.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, a GAZ 33081-model truck belonging to an Armenian Defense Ministry military unit went off road and rolled over at Aruch-Nor Amanos road in Aragatsotn Region, on Monday at around 4:30pm. As a result, Private Gor Galstyan, 19, died and other military servicemen sustained injuries.

All injured soldiers were initially transferred to capital city Yerevan’s “Armenia” Medical Center and, subsequently, to MOD Central Clinical Military Hospital. Gor Galstyan, however, did not regain consciousness at “Armenia” Medical Center, where he died on Tuesday at 12:20am.  

MOD Investigation Department has launched a criminal lawsuit into this incident, and a respective investigation is underway.