The embassy of Iran in Armenia has extended its condolences to the families and relatives of those who died in the accident on the Gyumri-Yerevan motorway.

"It is with deep sorrow that we learned about the news of the death and injury of a number of Armenian citizens as a result of a car accident. We offer our condolences to the families and relatives of the casualties, wishing [them] patience, and speedy recovery to the injured," the embassy wrote on its X—former Twitter—account.

Earlier we reported that a tragic road accident took place on the Gyumri-Yerevan motorway, near Lanjik village, at around 12:27am Monday.

It was found out that a passenger minibus and a truck collided on the aforesaid motorway.

Eleven people were killed as a result.

Six others had sustained severe injuries and were taken to the Gyumri Medical Center.

Five of the injured are in the intensive care unit, four of them are in severe condition, and one is in critical condition.

The minibus passengers of this tragic accident were returning from a trip to eastern Anatolia.

Criminal proceedings have been launched under the Armenian Criminal Code article on violating the requirements aimed at ensuring road traffic safety or the rules ensuring the safety of road traffic or vehicle operation.