Five minors die in road accident in Adjara

 Five minors, 17-year-old boys, have died in a road accident in the Mtirala Park of Adjara region, in western Georgia earlier today.

Local media reports that the minors were classmates.

The Georgian Emergency Management Service reports that the car with the minors was found in a ravine.

Batumi City Hall has cancelled all festive, New Year events scheduled for today, following the accident. 

• 6,608 killed in road accidents in Georgia in past ten years

3,764 road accidents have been reported in Georgia between January and August 2019, with 314 killed and 5,212 injured. 

6,608 individuals have been killed and up to 85,946 received injuries in Georgia in road accidents over the past ten years