On January 1, at 03։30 an emergency call was received to Ararat Regional Crisis Management Center that car accident had occurred near Masis Bridge on Yerevan-Yeraskh roadway: there was one casualty.

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

It turned out that "Mercedes-Benz" and "BMW" cars collided at the 13th km of Yerevan-Yeraskh roadway. The latter ran off the roadway and overturned.

The rescuers disconnected the automotive batteries and closed the gas valves of the cars, as well as pulled the passenger of "Mercedes-Benz" out of the car. The casualty was hospitalized in a medical center.

The passenger of "BMW" was also taken to the medical center.