The head of the Abkhazian government Gennady Gagulia was killed in a car crash. The accident occurred on the eve of the Gudauta district. The delegation of officials, which included Gagulia, as well as the head of the self-proclaimed republic Raul Khajimba, returned after a state visit to Syria. Motorcade cars from the Sochi airport.

The death of Gagulia was confirmed by Raul Khajimba, who clarified that this was not an act of terrorism. "I myself was in the column and witnessed an accident.

This is an accident, not an act of terrorism, "his words are quoted by Russian news agencies.

In the car where Gagulia was driving, a car collided, the driver of which failed to manage. Light injuries received a driver and a security guard policy. In the course of the examination, traces of drugs were found in the blood of the arrested culprit of the accident.

70-year-old Gagulia served as chairman of the Abkhaz government three times - in 1995-97 and 2002-03, and also from the end of April 2018.