ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Minister of Defense Gabriel Balayan admitted that the accident involving an army truck is the result of departmental omissions.
To recall, the Defense Ministry's RA truck carrying soldiers got into an accident on the 39 km of the Goris- Kubatly highway around 12 noon on November 7. As a result of an accident, 4 servicemen died, several were injured. There were 26 people in the car. Upon the fact, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of art. 377 part 3 of the RA Criminal Code.
In a conversation with reporters after a government meeting, the deputy head of the defense department said that after an accident, an official investigation is underway and comments will follow after the results of the investigation. The reasons, he said, may be several, from breaking the rules to technical malfunction of the car.