A passenger bus carrying mainly Armenians from Moscow crashed on the way to Yerevan on Friday, October 14, at around 4:30 am Moscow time.

According to preliminary information, 5 people were killed and 27 more were sustained injuries as a result, Health Ministry spokeswoman Anahit Haytayan said in a Facebook post.

After providing first medical aid to the injured, ambulance brigades transported them to hospital.

The bus carried 50 passengers overall.