Georgian officials saddened by tragic accident on Shatili road

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, President Salome Zurabishvili, Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze have sent condolences to the families of those who have died in a tragic road accident in Dusheti municipality earlier today.

The Georgian Interior Ministry reported earlier that 12 people have died and three others have been badly injured in a road accident close to the village of Biso. However, the ministry later said the death toll has increased to 17. 

The minibus that fell down a 80 meter rocky slope belonged to a tourist company.

An investigation into the accident has been launched.