Pedestrian dies after being hit by a police car in Azerbaijan

Fatal road accident took place on Baku-Shamakhy highway, investigator of Main State Traffic Police Office Rafig Hasanov told APA’s local bureau. The incident was recorded on October 20, at about 00.10, in the 16th km of Baku-Shamakhy highway.

Officer of Patrol Duty of Garadagh district Police Department, Sergeant Major Aliyev Nizami Maarif, born in 1972, struck a pedestrian – Jabrayil region resident, Shukreliyev Rafig Hamza, born in 1977 while he was crossing the road. Shukreliyev died on the way to hospital. Main State Traffic Police Office has launched a criminal case on the fact, investigation is underway.


/APA/