YEREVAN. – A major road accident occurred Monday in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

A truck, which was transporting soldiers, overturned on the Yerevan-Sevan motorway, and several soldiers were injured.

The Ministry of Defense (MOD) press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that eight people, primarily conscripts, were taken to the MOD Central Clinical Military Hospital in capital city Yerevan. According to preliminary data, their injuries are not life-threatening.

The said MOD truck was transporting sixteen soldiers from one place to another.

As per Shamshyan.com, an off-road vehicle was the cause of this accident