As a result of the collision of a bus with a truck in Yerevan, 17 people were hospitalized, and several victims were treated by rescuers on the spot, UNN reports with reference to Novosti Armenia.
On Sunday morning, a Shacman truck loaded with wheat crashed into a MAN bus serving the city's route 36, and then into a parked Toyota car on Heratsi Street in Yerevan, overturning. As a result of the collision, fuel leaked from the bus and truck.
"According to the updated data, 17 victims were taken to hospitals in Yerevan, some of them were treated on the spot," the Rescue Service said.
The rescuers quickly fenced off the area, de-energized the truck, cleared the street and pulled out one victim who was trapped in the bus. Two of the injured were taken on stretchers to the nearest medical center, while the rest were handed over to ambulances.
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