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7 died in a car accident in western Georgia (UPDATE)

Georgia Materials 4 December 2012 08:29 (UTC +04:00)
Eight people, including a pregnant woman were killed in a car accident near the village Tsevani (Western Georgia, Imereti region), Georgian media reported.
7 died in a car accident in western Georgia (UPDATE)

Number of casualities corrected (first version posted at 02:05)

Georgia, Tbilisi, Dec. 4 / Trend, N. Kirtskhalia/

Seven people, including a pregnant woman were killed in a car accident near the village Tsevani (Western Georgia, Imereti region), Interior ministry reported.

The cause of the accident was roll of sheet metal taking off in the direction of a minibus with passengers from the truck going ahead . The driver was unable to get away from the collision, as result, 6 people, including the driver of a van, died on the spot. One more died after they were taken to the hospital.

According to recent reports, the driver of the truck is a Turkish national, who is charged with the creation of an emergency, detained under Article 276 of the Criminal Code of Georgia - a violation of the rules of traffic and operating rules.

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