More than 50 cars collided in thick fog in Bulgaria, 10 people died
As a result of a mass accident involving more than 50 cars near Yambol in Bulgaria, at least 10 people were killed, many were injured.
As a result of a mass accident involving more than 50 cars near Yambol in Bulgaria, at least 10 people were killed, many were injured. The accident occurred in a thick fog. This is reported by the Bulgarian TV channel bTV with reference to the governor of the Yambol region Georgy Chalykov.
"More than 10 people died in two major accidents," the governor said.
At the scene of the accident are 14 fire crews, according to the channel.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Bulgaria, the cause of the accident was poor visibility due to thick fog.
Traffic on the Trakia motorway is closed in both directions. Rescue services continue to work at the scene, notes bTV.
In July 2017, more than 40 cars collided on the Trakiya motorway in Bulgaria. The accident occurred on the site Sofia - Pazardzhik, near the city of Ichtiman. 31 people were injured, four of them were in critical condition. The preliminary cause of the incident was called thick fog. At the scene of the accident left 13 ambulances.
