YEREVAN. – The identities of the persons, who had died as a result of a major road accident in Armenia, have been determined. 

A VAZ 2107- and a VAZ 2106-model vehicles crashed, on Monday at 6:20pm, on the Spitak-Gyumri Highway, the Police Media Department informed.

As a result, VAZ 2107 passenger Tamara Nikoghosyan (born in 1967) and VAZ 2106 passenger Mamikon Mkrtchyan (born in 1964) had died on the spot.

The VAZ 2107 driver and three passengers, and the VAZ 2106 driver and three passengers, on the other hand, had sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.

An investigation is in progress. The law enforcement officers, who had arrived on the scene, had launched criminal proceedings.