The person injured in a serious accident in Baku turned out to be a businessman.
Globalinfo.az reports, citing Oxu.Az, that the person injured in the road accident that occurred on 4 November on Jafar Khandan Street in the Binagadi district of the capital was businessman Shanlik Shukurov. He was trapped under the car, suffered severe injuries and fell into a coma.
Reports say Shanlik Shukurov was on his way to a nearby hospital to visit his father at the time of the incident. The businessman was struck by the accident as he was leaving the hospital together with his brother. At the junction, BMW and Hyundai cars collided. From the impact the BMW veered off the road, mounted the pavement and, crashing into a nearby clinic, came down on top of the businessman. The clinic’s windows were also smashed in the incident.
After spending six days in a coma, the businessman regained consciousness yesterday.
Note that Shanlik Shukurov owns more than 10 restaurants in Sumgayit.
Sh. Shukurov is known as a close associate of Zakir Farajov, head of the Sumgayit City Executive Authority.