At Least Five Dead in Trakia Highway in Bulgaria Pile-Ups Involving 50 Vehicles - Sofia News Agency
Emergency crews rescued trapped victims after more than 50 vehicles collided in dense fog, and officials said the death toll could rise.
- On Tuesday, a massive pile-up involving about 50 vehicles on Bulgaria's Trakia Highway killed at least 10 people, with emergency crews working through wreckage in southeastern Bulgaria.
- Dense fog reduced visibility between the Zimnitsa and Karnobat interchanges, triggering chain-reaction crashes across both directions; the affected stretch spans from kilometer 289 to kilometer 323.
- Deputy Director Valentin Valchev reported some 27 injured people were transported to hospitals in Yambol and Sliven, with several patients in critical condition as rescue teams cut through metal to free trapped victims.
- Authorities closed the highway in both directions as the BG-Alert system urged motorists to use alternative routes; Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev stated, "Right now, the priority is rescue operations."
- Regional Road Administration Director Galin Kostov said the highway will remain closed until wreckage is cleared, with procedural and investigative actions to follow once rescue operations conclude.
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Dramatic scenes were surprised on Tuesday on a highway in south-eastern Bulgaria, where about 50 cars and trucks crashed into the chain, on both sides of the road. The provisional report indicates at least 11 deaths and dozens of injuries, announces the authorities, quoted by Nova.bg. Caramboll took place in dense fog conditions, visibility being ...
(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Kyung-rak = At least 10 people were killed in a chain collision involving dozens of vehicles on a highway in southeastern Bulgaria on the 10th (local time)...
Two serious traffic accidents occurred on the Bulgarian Trakia highway in dense fog this morning. Two separate collisions on both sides of the highway involved more than 50 vehicles, killing at least 10 people and injuring around 50 others.
At least 10 die in Bulgarian motorway pile-up
SOFIA, Nov 10 - At least 10 people died in a traffic accident involving dozens of vehicles on both sides of a foggy stretch of highway in southeastern Bulgaria on Tuesday, the BTA news agency reported, citing a local governor. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A woman has died in a crash on the Trakia highway in the Kameno area of Burgas province, BGNES reported. At this time, no details have been provided about the circumstances leading to the collision, as well as the vehicles involved. There are no reports of other injuries or temporary traffic management. The causes of the accident and other circumstances surrounding the crash are yet to be clarified. Sources: bgnes.bg
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