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Three die as bridge collapses in Armenia
Three people died and two were injured as a bridge collapsed in the town of Vardenis in Armenia's Gegharkunik marz (province) at about 2.27 p.m. November 15.
The bridge reportedly collapsed during the repair works carried out by South Caucasus Railway (SCR) CJSC. Residents of Vardenis Gagik Avetisyan (born in 1956), Varuzhan Sargsyan (b. in 1956) and resident of Sevan Nersik Martirosyan (b. in 1955) died on the spot. Another two residents of Vardenis Argam Antonyan (b. in 1968) and Robert Hambardzumyan (b. in 1968) were rushed to a local hospital. Antonyan was later transferred to Yerevan. Doctors describe his condition stable though heavy.
