YEREVAN. – Information was received Sunday notifying that a road accident had occurred in Armenia’s capital city Yerevan, with an ensuing fire, and rescuers were needed.  

A fire and rescue squad plus an operative team were dispatched to the scene, informs the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

I was found out that an Opel-model passenger vehicle and a GAZel-model public transportation minibus had crashed for yet unknown reasons. As a result of the collision, the Opel was completely destroyed by fire.     

Minibus driver A. G. and passenger S. B., 42, had sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.

The physicians say the driver is in critical condition, whereas the passenger received appropriate medical treatment and was discharged from hospital.

The fire was extinguished at 7:36pm.