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Driver of trailer who killed 6 people near Gori arrested

Driver of trailer who killed 6 people near Gori arrested
Driver of trailer who killed 6 people near Gori arrested

A Turkish citizen has been detained in connection with a car accident near Gori. The Ministry of Internal Affairs informed report.ge about the arrest.

According to the agency, the officers of Shida Kartli Main Division of the Patrol Police Department detained M.S., born in 1958, a citizen of the Republic of Turkey.

"The investigation established that on October 30, 2020, in the western direction, 77th kilometers of the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze highway, a DAF truck with Turkish license plates collided with a passenger minibus. As a result of the mentioned traffic accident, five minibus passengers died on the spot, and 11 people received various degrees of injuries. Later, a sixth passenger died at the medical facility," the statement said.

The investigation is underway under Article 276, Part 8 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.

The offense carries a maximum sentence of 6 to 10 years in prison.

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