Ministry of Emergency Situations
of the Republic of Armenia

On December 1, at 15:51 an emergency call was received to Tavush Regional Crisis Management Center that car accident had occurred near Aygehovit village: the rescuers' help was needed.

One fire unit from the Fire and Rescue Squad of Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the MES of RA dispatched to the scene.

It turned out that "Opel Zafira" car (driver A. M.) ran off the roadway, slid about 20 meters to the gorge and overturned.

Before the rescuers arrived at the scene the passenger L. M. (born in 1984) had been pulled out of the car and transferred to "Izmirlian" MC to Yerevan city by the local forces.

The rescuers disconnected the automotive battery and closed the gas valve of the car, moved onto the roadway with the help of special equipment.