YEREVAN. – One person has died after a road accident Monday, in Kotayk Province of Armenia.

At 2:47am, the 911 emergency hotline received a call that a road accident had occurred in Karenis village, there were affected, and rescuers were needed.

A rescue squad was dispatched to the scene, press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

It was found out that a car had gone off road on the Charentsavan-Karenis motorway, and rolled about 10 meters into a small gorge.

The driver, who was born in 1959, had died on the spot.

Rescuers retrieved the driver’s body from the vehicle, and carried it to a waiting ambulance.