Bulgaria declares day of mourning following deadly multi-vehicle highway crash
Bulgaria has declared a national day of mourning following two chain-reaction collisions on the Trakia highway that killed at least 11 people.
Emergency services in Bulgaria continue recovery operations following two near-simultaneous chain-reaction crashes on the Trakia highway connecting Sofia to Burgas. The collisions occurred in heavy fog on Tuesday morning in the Yambol region, involving up to 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 after the incident, which Prime Minister Rumen Radev described as "a tragedy". Reports on the exact casualties vary slightly across media outlets, citing between 11 and 12 deaths and dozens of injuries. Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that a Romanian citizen was among those hospitalized in serious condition. Investigators suspect reduced visibility due to dense fog was the primary cause of the disaster.
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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