At 5 pm on August 23 an automobile accident took place along the 83rd mark on the Yerevan-Gyumri highway.
Due to yet unknown circumstances, a Volkswagen vehicle skid off the road and spun into the gorge. The driver, 34-year-old Ellada Melkonyan, and passenger 53-year-old Anahit Vardanyan suffered various bodily injuries and were taken to Talin hospital. Melkonyan has since been released from hospital, while Vardanyan’s condition is more dire, according to Emergency Channel press club.