Azerbaijani pilgrims injured in traffic accident in Turkey to return home soon

Six Azerbaijani pilgrims who were injured in a traffic accident in Turkey will return home soon. The pilgrims are in stable condition. They are currently receiving treatment in Sivas hospitals, and will be discharged in the coming days and sent home, Azerbaijani Embassy in Ankara spokesman Elsever Salmanov told Trend.

Two more pilgrims are being treated in Kayseri and Adana. Their condition is assessed as moderate, Salmanov said.

During the accident, which took place at around 5:50 p.m. on a one-way road in the Sarkisla district of the Sivas province, five pilgrims died, and 27 were injured. Seven were seriously wounded, Caucasus Muslim Board spokesperson Rahima Dadashova told Trend earlier.

The bus with license plate number 90-DS-393 was carrying 34 passengers.

The bodies of five pilgrims who died in the accident were delivered to Baku on Nov. 25. Their names were Samad Ahmadov (born 1982), Hajikhanim Alijanova (1944), Solmaz Bakhshaliyeva (1941), Zemfira Dadashova (1965), Maharram Kerimov (1938).


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