At least 12 people killed and dozens hurt in several crashes on a motorway in heavy fog, Bulgaria health minister says – WTOP News
- On Tuesday, a massive pile-up involving about 50 vehicles on Bulgaria's Trakia Highway left at least 10 people dead, with emergency crews working through wreckage in southeastern Bulgaria.
- Dense fog reduced visibility between the Zimnitsa and Karnobat interchanges, triggering chain-reaction crashes on both sides of the highway spanning from kilometer 289 to kilometer 323.
- Deputy Director Valentin Valchev noted several patients are in critical condition after some 27 injured people were transported to hospitals in Yambol and Sliven, while rescue teams cut through metal to free trapped victims.
- The BG-Alert system urged motorists to use alternative routes as authorities closed the highway in both directions, and Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev dispatched officials to manage rescue operations.
- Regional Road Administration Director Galin Kostov stated the highway will remain closed until all wreckage is cleared, and authorities will conduct investigative actions once rescue efforts conclude.
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Bulgaria: People killed in massive highway pileup
At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a series of crashes on both sides of a highway in Bulgaria on Tuesday, Bulgarian authorities said. According to the interior ministry, a bus and truck collided, leading to a pileup on the side of the A1 highway near the southeastern city of Yambol. Weather conditions believed to be a factor Speaking to reporters at the site, ministry's general secretary Ministry Lyubomir Nikolov said…
<p>Massive accident in Bulgaria: 86 cars collide, at least 12 people are killed 86 vehicles collided on the Trakia motorway, 12 people were killed, 46 injured. Traffic was blocked due to fog and investigative actions.</p>
The accident has caused the collapse of an important channel of communication
In Bulgaria, 11 people died and 48 were injured in two chain-reaction accidents involving more than 70 vehicles on the highway connecting the capital Sofia to the eastern city of Burgas due to dense fog.
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