Translated with AI
On January 17, 2026, two road accidents occurred in Tajikistan, resulting in the deaths of several people, law enforcement agencies report.
The first accident occurred at approximately 5:15 PM. The driver of a Hyundai Avante, Olimov Tursunmurod Dzhumaevich, born in 1994, a resident of the Rudaki district, lost control and collided with a Mercedes-Ateco truck driven by Yurakulov Ilkhomiddin Abduzoirovich, born in 1992, a resident of the Yavan district.
As a result of the accident, the Hyundai Avante driver and his passenger, Rajabali Kurbonalievich Tagoibekov, born in 1994 and a resident of the Rudaki district, died instantly. Three other passengers sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized.
The second accident occurred at approximately 7:50 PM on the Bokhtar-Dushanbe highway in the Khuroson district. The driver of a Toyota Kemri, Abdullo Ravshanbekov, born in 1997, a resident of the Khuroson district, lost control of the vehicle and struck a pedestrian, Sayfiddinzoda Komil Toshmakhmad, born in 1969, also a resident of the Khuroson district. The pedestrian died at the scene.
An investigation is underway into these road accidents.
