https://sputnikglobe.com/20180908/abkhazia-prime-minister-killed-car-crash-1067868050.html
Prime Minister of Abkhazia Gagulia Killed in Car Accident
Prime Minister of Abkhazia Gagulia Killed in Car Accident
Sputnik International
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Prime Minister of Abkhazia Gennady Gagulia was killed in a car accident which took place not far from the settlement of Myussera, in the... 08.09.2018, Sputnik International
2018-09-08T23:38+0000
2018-09-08T23:38+0000
2018-09-08T23:38+0000
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/106786/79/1067867972_0:0:3070:1736_1920x0_80_0_0_8df896d1366aac494794cceeb526e982.jpg
abkhazia
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2018
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
middle east, newsfeed, abkhazia, gennady gagulia
middle east, newsfeed, abkhazia, gennady gagulia
Prime Minister of Abkhazia Gagulia Killed in Car Accident
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Prime Minister of Abkhazia Gennady Gagulia was killed in a car accident which took place not far from the settlement of Myussera, in the republic's Gudauta District, late on Saturday, Diana Zantaria, the spokeswoman for the republic's cabinet of ministers, told Sputnik.
"Yes, we confirm this information. The accident took place near the Myussera post. According to preliminary information, Gennady Leonidovich was still alive on the way to hospital. No one else got hurt [in the accident]," Zantaria said.
31 August 2018, 13:48 GMT
According to the spokeswoman, the road accident occurred when the government's motorcade was heading from the Russian resort city of Sochi to Abkhazia late on Saturday.
Naala Avidzba, the spokeswoman for the president of Abkhazia, ruled out a terrorist attack or assassination as possible causes of the accident.
READ MORE: Number of Injured in Munitions Depot Blast in Abkhazia Up to 64
"It was an accident. The prime minister was killed in a car accident. A terrorist attack or assassination are not the case here," Avidzba said.
According to the republic's Interior Ministry, two more people were injured in the road accident.
