A call was received, on Sunday at 8:25pm, informing that an accident had occurred on the Kapan-Chakaten motorway of Armenia’s Syunik Region, and an automobile had fallen into a canyon. 

It was further informed that there are injured and assistance was needed.

A fire and rescue squad was dispatched to the scene.

It was found out that a Mercedes had gone off road and fallen into an 18-20-meter canyon. There were two children, a married couple, and the driver in the car.

Prior to the firemen-rescuers’ arrival at the scene, however, the children were transferred to the Kapan city medical center by the locals.  

At 8:55pm, the fire and rescue squad removed the two passengers and the driver from the vehicle, and they are en route to the Kapan city medical center.