Shamkir: The serious accident in Shamkir that claimed the lives of 7 people was caused by the driver suffering a heart attack, APA’s local bureau reports. It is assumed that the driver, Arif Baghirov, died behind the wheel due to a heart attack.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the names of those who died in the serious accident in Shamkir have been revealed. The victims include four men and three women: Shadet Bayramov, born in 1992; Basti Nabiyeva, born in 1975; Aydin Panahov, born in 1977; Qizkhanim Tomayeva, born in 1962; Kanan Mammadov, born in 2008; Fakhriyya Novruzova, born in 1978; and Arif Baghirov, born in 1966.

A fatal traffic accident occurred on the morning of August 7 in the Shamkir district of Azerbaijan, APA’s local bureau reports. A Mercedes Sprinter passenger minibus traveling from Baku to Gazakh crashed into the rear of a truck on a section of the Baku-Gazakh highway passing through Shamkir. Initial reports indicate that seven people died at the scene. Several other passengers sustai
ned injuries in the accident.

The injured were immediately transported by ambulance to hospitals in Shamkir and Ganja. No official information has yet been released regarding their current condition. Officers from the State Traffic Police were dispatched to the scene, and an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway. The incident occurred on a major transportation route, the Baku-Gazakh highway, and authorities are continuing their inquiries to determine the circumstances that led to the collision.