Yesterday, on November 8, a major car accident occurred in Lori Province. Around 18:15, on the Alaverdi-Vanadzor road in the Kober - Tumanyan section, a collision happened between a Ford Transit and an Audi vehicle. According to photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan, as a result of the accident 5 people with varying degrees of bodily injuries were transported to the Alaverdi Medical Center.
The rescue team of one combat unit from the Lori Regional Rescue Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia arrived at the scene, led by the head of the regional rescue department Serob Gabrielian and the commander of the Tumanian firefighter-rescue squad Armen Barseghyan. The firefighters cut off the power supply to the vehicles and closed the valves of the gas cylinders.
Also arriving at the scene were patrol officers from the 4th squad, 2nd battalion of the Lori Province Patrol Service of the RA Police, led by battalion commander Avetik Nikoghosyan, deputy battalion commander Mher Khalatyan, senior service inspector Arman Sukiasyan, and deputy squad commander Khachik Yeganyan.
The area was cordoned off by the patrol officers from the same squad. Information about the accident was passed from the Lori Province Patrol Service to the Tumanyan Investigative Department of the Lori Regional Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia. An investigative group headed by the department chief Artur Mnoyan, division chief Yuri Bagdasaryan, and the duty investigator arrived. A criminal case was initiated at the Tumanyan Investigative Department regarding the accident, during which the identities of the vehicle owners, drivers, and the injured are being established.
