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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, ARMENPRESS. Two servicemen were killed and two others were injured in a car crash Sunday evening near the Khnatsakh village in Syunik Province.

The servicemen were traveling in an UAZ military light utility vehicle when it crashed into gorge because of an avalanche, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said.

Zorand Arzumanyan and Zorak Yeranosyan, contractual servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces, were killed in the crash.

The two injured troops are hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Armenian Ministry of Defense praised the crew of the vehicle for “selflessness” in trying to save their comrades. “The crew of the vehicle displayed selflessness in trying to help the other servicemen of their unit despite the extremely bad weather conditions. Unfortunately, the abovementioned servicemen died as a result of the accident. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia shares the grief of loss and expresses support to the families, friends and comrades of the servicemen who died in the crash,” the Ministry of Defense said.