DUSHANBE, May 22, Asia-Plus - Two persons were killed and four others were injured Sunday as a car “Vaz-2107” “ran into obstacle in the Shohmansour district of Dushanbe,” Tajik traffic police press service reported.  

The source says the accident took place at about 4:00 p.m. at the Ayni Street .  “The “VAZ-2107” driver Orifullo Tolibov violated traffic regulations and the car ran into the obstacle,” the Tajik traffic police press service said.  As a result of the accident, two passengers – a 36-year-old Homida Sayfiddinova and a 14-year-old Safi Tolibov – died on the spot, and the driver and three other passengers received various wounds and were taken to the hospital, according to the source.  

481 traffic accidents have been reported in Tajikistan since the beginning of the year; 131 people have been killed and 543 others have been injured in those accidents.