Embassy: Seven Azerbaijani sportsmen injured in Crimea's accident (UPDATE-2) (PHOTO)

Editor's Note: Azerbaijani embassy's comments have been added 

Azerbaijan, Baku, September 30 / Trend S. Agayeva /

There were six Azerbaijani sportsmen and their head coach on mixed martial art among the passengers of the bus, got into an accident in Crimea today, the Azerbaijani embassy in Ukraine told Trend over phone.

One sportsman was seriously injured.

There was a teenager among the athletes, the embassy said.

Head coach - Ramin Allahverdiyev's state is satisfactory. The embassy has learned the name of another athlete - Tural Gasimov.

As a result of an accident a 37-year-old Ceyhun Saybatov injured his backbone. He was hospitalized.

A Mercedes Sprinter with 8 sportsmen overturned on the highway Krasnoperekopsk - Simferopol in Crimea today.

Azerbaijani athletes were moving from Kiev to Yalta to take part in competitions, Crimea's police told Ukrainian news agency.

The car drove down the highway. The car overturned and rolled several times.