YEREVAN – A major road accident occurred Saturday at 3:46am on the Yerevan-Sevan motorway, informed the news service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia.

It was found out that a car—with H. T., 28, behind the steering wheel—had gone off road and crashed into a tree.

As a result, passenger Kh. F., 34, died on the spot, whereas H. T. was hospitalized in Abovyan town with serious injuries—and prior to the fire and rescue workers’ arrival on the scene. Subsequently, he was transferred to a hospital in capital city Yerevan.