One person has died and other was injured in a road accident Sunday in Armavir Province of Armenia.

At 9:35pm, the 911 emergency hotline received a report that a car had exploded in Aratashen village, fire was observed, one person was dead and another was injured, and rescuers were needed.

A fire and rescue squad was dispatched to the scene.

It was found out that a vehicle had crashed into a concrete container on the Etchmiadzin-Aratashen motorway, it had gone off road, rolled several times, and ended up in the field between two-way traffic.

The 27-year-old driver’s dead body was found about 20 meters from the vehicle.

And prior to the fire and rescue workers’ arrival at the scene, the 27-year-old passenger of this car was taken to Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin) town hospital where doctors said the patient was in critical condition.