Khudatyan: The truck involved in the accident near the village of Ushi was not registered in Armenia, and the road was marked

ArmInfo.  The truck that was involved in an accident near the village of Ushi is not registered in Armenia and does not have state license plates of the Republic, and the road on which the accident occurred was properly equipped. 

Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan made this statement in response to various media reports regarding the condition of the road where the tragic accident that killed nine people occurred.

"In response to the obvious political speculation published in the press, I inform you that the section of the road near the village of Ushi, where the tragic accident that killed nine people occurred, was properly marked, and the road was equipped with road signs, which is also evident from the published video and photo materials from the scene," the minister wrote on his Facebook page.

Khudatyan also urged that before making statements regarding the technical condition of a heavy-duty truck, it be clarified whether the vehicle is registered in Armenia and has state license plates of the Republic. "The truck is not registered in Armenia and does not have state license plates of the Republic. Therefore, the issue of technical inspection of this vehicle is outside the purview of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure." "I express my condolences to the families of those killed in this tragic accident, and I urge those who become "experts" on road accidents after every accident not to publish knowingly false information," the head of the Ministry of Transport concluded.

According to footage from the scene of the tragedy, the truck involved in the accident had Russian license plates. The Ministry of Transport

ArmInfo was informed that, according to preliminary data, the truck driver is a citizen of the Russian Federation.

As a reminder, a major road accident, resulting in the deaths of nine people, occurred in Armenia on the evening of November 3. The incident occurred on the serpentine road between Yerevan and Vanadzor near the village of Ohanavan. A truck with a trailer traveling from Aparan to Yerevan crashed into an electric pole, knocking it down, collided with a Jeep Compass, an Opel Zafira, and a Chevrolet Volt, leveled a roadside trailer, and flew into a field. Eight people died at the scene, one died later in the hospital, and three more people received injuries of varying severity and were taken to the Armenia Medical Center. One of the victims, the driver of the truck, is in critical condition. He has multiple fractures. The Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia has initiated a criminal case into the tragedy; the identities of the drivers, vehicle owners, and the dead and injured are being established. Armenian Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan stated that, according to very preliminary data, the cause of the accident was a technical malfunction of the truck.