A fatal accident took place in Kotayk province of Armenia on Thursday. At around 12:30 pm, the driver of Nissan hit a passenger in Shahumyan street of Hrazdan town.

The driver of the car removed the license plate number from the vehicle and escaped the scene. Consequently, Valeri T., 58, was taken to a hospital in an extremely critical condition. The man died in the hospital without gaining consciousness, Shamshyan.com reports.

According to the source, the car is registered in Hrazdan Municipality and serves Mayor of the town, Aram Danielyan. His son, 17-year-old Razmik Danielyan, allegedly drove the car. It is also noted that the latter has no driver’s license.