At least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured in crashes on foggy Bulgarian highway
Photo: Ivan Yanev/AFP/TT

At least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured in crashes on foggy Bulgarian highway

At least 12 people have died in traffic accidents on the same road in Bulgaria on Tuesday. Nearly 50 people have been injured.

Advertisement

Dense fog caused serious traffic accidents on a highway near the town of Yambol on Tuesday. The highway runs from the Black Sea city of Burgas in the east to the capital, Sofia, in the west.

The accidents occurred close to each other, but in opposite lanes, according to Health Minister Katya Ivkova.

Ten people died at the scene and two more died on the way to hospital, the minister said.

Photos from the scene show overturned and crushed cars. Some of them were burnt out.

In this story
AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
Was this useful?

What do you think?

Keep readingmore from World

All