YEREVAN. – Armenian MOD Investigation Department launched a criminal case, on charges of violating the rules of driving or operating machinery and causing death, with respect to the military truck accident, MOD Investigation Department Public Relations Senior Officer Meri Sargsyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.           

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an Ural-model truck, which was transporting military servicemen, crashed in Karvachar, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, in the early morning hours of Friday. As a result, some of the servicemen died, whereas others sustained injuries.

Specifically, the truck’s driver, Artur Yeremyan, and conscripts Manvel Apijanyan, Sanasar Piloyan, and Gagik Vardanyan lost their lives. 

Fifteen injured servicemen are at the Vardenis city hospital, and they are primarily in average critical condition. The names of the injured are as follows: Karen Avetisyan, Gevorg Gevorgyan, Varazdat Yeghiazaryan, Artur Yeghiazaryan, Sargis Zakaryan, Arman Muradyan, Manuk Khachatryan, Edik Khachatryan, Ashot Mnatsakanyan, Babken Taloyan, Mkhitar Yeremyan, Sanasar Gomtsyan, Davit Harutyunyan, Karen Hovhannisyan, Armenak Sahakyan.