A serious accident with tragic consequences has occurred on Tuesday on the A1 highway in eastern Bulgaria, with dozens of vehicles on both sides of the road being involved as a result of dense fog. According to confirmation by Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev, 11 people have lost their lives from this disaster, while the Interior Ministry announced that 50 others injured were urgently transported to the hospital to receive medical assistance.

At the scene, in the axis connecting Sofia to Burgas, numerous police forces, firefighters and rescue teams have immediately intervened. The images by local media show a heavy scene with printed cars and trucks, overturned and collected in six lanes of the highway.

Prime Minister Radev described the event as a tragedy and announced that aircraft were also involved in evacuation of the wounded. Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was visiting Bulgaria, expressed her deep condolences to the victims and announced the suspension of the visit.

From the first investigations, Interior Ministry Secretary General Lyubomir Nikolov indicated that the main cause was allegedly dense fog, while voices from the location show that it all started with the initial crash between a bus and a truck.

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/Gazeta Sinjali/

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