YEREVAN. – The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations of Armenia received a report on Saturday at 7:18am.

Accordingly, a vehicle had rolled over at an intersection in capital city Yerevan, some people were stuck inside, there was a fuel leak in the vehicle, and rescuers were needed.

A fire and rescue squad as well as an operational team from the Crisis Management Center were dispatched to the scene.

It was found out that a garbage truck—with driver A. Z., 48—had gone off road for yet unknown reasons, hit a roadside tree, and turned on its side.

Prior to the fire and rescue workers’ arrival at the scene, however, the passenger—A. A., 23—was removed from the vehicle by local efforts, and the ambulance staff administered medical treatment on location.

The fire and rescue workers brought the driver out of the garbage truck and cut the latter’s electrical power.