ArmInfo. Russian Presiednt Vladimir Putin has instructed providing aircraft for transporting to Armenia those injured in the road accident.
According to Russian media, Alexander Khoruzhy, representative of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, said that by the Russian President's decree, aircraft will be provided for those wishing to move to Yerevan.
Meanwhile, the Armenian Ministry of Transport has taken a decision to transport the persons, who were not injured in the road accident to the Motherland. A bus has been sent there to move the citizens from Vladikavkaz to Yerevan.
To note, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan thanked the Russian Transport Minister for helping liquidate the consequences of the road accident. The President of Armenia expressed his condolences to the victims' relatives and instructed the relevant structures to provide all necessary assistance to the victims' relatives.
On October 14, at 4.30am a major accident took place on the Beslan-Vladikavkaz highway. A bus traveling on the Moscow-Yerevan route and a truck collided. According to the preliminary data, five were killed and 27 injured.
According to the Emergency Situations Ministry of North Ossetia, the Emergency Situations Ministry (ESM) of Russia sent 18 rescuers and 5 pieces of equipment to liquidate the aftermaths of the road accident.
A Hot Line number (8-867-2-39-99-99) is available at the Russian ESM on South Ossetia-Alania.