YEREVAN. – At around 10:30pm on Friday, several contract servicemen of an Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Defense Army military unit had an accident with civilian car, in still unknown circumstances, after the end of the day service and during rest, the press service of the Artsakh Defense Ministry reported.

Soldier Nikolay Sargsyan (born in 1981) died from the injuries he sustained, while four others were hospitalized; they are in severe condition

An investigation is underway into this incident.