Two persons have been killed in a traffic accident involving the car of the 23-year-old Faromouz Saidov, the son of First Deputy Prime Minister Davlatali Saidov.

A source at the Interior Ministry says the accident took place near Dushanbe Zoo in the night of September 10.

“Faromouz Saidov’s Toyota Camry collided with a municipal vehicle,” said the source.  “As a result of the collision, two persons, including passenger of Faromouz Saidov, died on the spot.”

The deceased have been identified as Hilola Rahimova, 25, resident of Dushanbe (passenger of Faromouz Saidov), and Rustam Sattorov, 30, resident of Varzob (employee of the Dushanbe public utilities).

Faromouz Saidov sustained various types of injuries and was hospitalized.

Investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.