At least 11 dead after massive pileup on Bulgarian highway
At least 11 people have died and dozens were injured in two near-simultaneous pileups involving up to 86 vehicles on Bulgaria's Trakia highway.
Emergency services in Bulgaria are responding to two major multi-vehicle crashes on the Trakia highway connecting Sofia to Burgas. The incidents occurred on Tuesday morning in dense fog near the Yambol region, involving between 70 and 86 vehicles, including passenger cars, heavy trucks, and a bus.
Bulgarian authorities declared a partial state of emergency and announced a national day of mourning. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev called the incident "a tragedy". Official casualty estimates report between 11 and 12 fatalities and at least 15 injuries. Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that a Romanian citizen was among those hospitalized in serious condition following the collision.
Investigators attribute the primary cause of the chain-reaction crashes to severely reduced visibility caused by heavy fog on both directions of the highway.
Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, HotNews, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă
Sources
- Ziarul de Gardă — FOTO/ Peste 70 de vehicule, implicate în două accidente în lanț în Bulgaria: cel puțin 12 persoane au decedat
- Moldova1 — Carambol în Bulgaria cu implicarea a zeci de mașini: 11 morți și cel puțin 15 răniți. Premierul bulgar: „O tragedie”
- HotNews — Un român a fost rănit în accidentul în lanț din Bulgaria, anunță MAE
- Adevărul — Român rănit în tragedia din Bulgaria. Cel puțin 12 morți și zeci de răniți în urma unui carambol cu 86 de mașini
- Digi24 — Tragedie pe o autostradă din Bulgaria. Primele imagini de la accidentul cu 86 de mașini. Cel puțin 12 morți și un român în stare gravă
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