The number of dead and injured in a road accident involving an Iranian bus has increased. According to preliminary data, 5 people were killed and 9 injured, the rescue service of the Armenian Interior Ministry reports.

The works at the scene of the accident continue.

Today, April 27, at 17:27, the National Crisis Management Center received a signal that a bus went off the road near the village of Khotanan in Syunik Marz and fell into a ravine.

Head of Verin Khotanan administrative district Rafael Grigoryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the bus was returning from Yerevan to Iran, and the passengers were Iranians.

According to some reports, the bus had problems with brakes, he said.

Grigoryan noted that the injured were taken to Kapan Medical Centre. Rescuers are still working at the site of the accident.