On December 15, at 21:44 an emergency call was received to Shirak Regional Crisis Management Center that truck with a trailer had skidding to a halt due to black ice and impeded the traffic at the beginning of Tandzaver village.

One fire unit from the Fire and Rescue Squad of Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the MIA of RA dispatched to the scene.

It turned out that “Daf” truck (driver G. H.) skidding to a halt. The roadway was two-way closed, there were cars stuck in traffic. The rescuers towed the truck about 10 meters and put back it onto its wheels. The traffic flow was restored. About 15 trucks and about 20 passenger cars were able to get out of the traffic jam.