The Ministry of Emergency Situations received information via its “112” hotline about a road accident in the Garadagh settlement of Baku’s Garadagh district and citizens being trapped inside a vehicle, the Ministry’s press service told APA.
Rescuers from the Special Risky Rescue Service were immediately dispatched to the scene.
After assessing the operational situation at the site, it was established that the accident occurred after a Mercedes Atego truck crashed into metal barriers and that citizens were trapped inside the deformed vehicle.
Using special rescue equipment, rescuers removed the bodies of four people trapped in the vehicle and rescued one person alive. They were handed over to the relevant authorities.
The relevant agencies are investigating the incident.
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15:18
At around 14:20 today, a Mercedes Atego truck with registration plate 88-BG-741 crashed into a metal barrier and overturned at the 21st kilometer of the Baku-Gazakh highway after the driver lost control of the vehicle, the Main State Traffic Police Department told APA in response to an inquiry.
Three people were killed and two others were injured as a result of the accident. An investigation into the incident is underway.
The Main State Traffic Police Department has appealed to drivers to be attentive on the roads, observe speed limits and safe following distances, and avoid distracting actions while driving. It is important to check the technical condition of the vehicle before a trip and not to drive while tired or sleep-deprived.
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