Ural Vehicle Returning from Military Exercise Involved in Tragic Accident in Artsakh

On June 3, 2020, around 13:50, a Ural military vehicle belonging to military unit N was involved in an accident on the 17 km stretch of the Mataghis-Martakert road as it was returning from a military exercise. The vehicle veered off the roadway and overturned, resulting in the death of conscript soldier, Private Sargis Masis Ghulyan, due to sustained injuries. Lieutenant Abraham Tigran Marukhyan and conscript soldiers, Junior Sergeant David Armen Sarkisyan, Privates Mikayel Samveli Vahanyan, Zhirair Viktori Manukyan, Arman Vahrami Poghosyan, and Artak Vardani Shekoyan were transported to the Martakert military hospital with various physical injuries.

This information was provided by the Public Relations Division of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

A criminal case has been opened under Part 2 of Article 377 of the RA Criminal Code (violating the rules of operation or use of vehicles), and an investigation is underway.