11 people lost their lives and 50 people were injured in two separate chain traffic accidents involving approximately 70 vehicles near the city of Yambol, Bulgaria.
In Bulgaria, 11 people lost their lives and 50 people were injured in two separate chain traffic accidents involving approximately 70 vehicles near the city of Yambol on the Thrace Highway.
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A chain accident occurred on the Thrace Highway in Bulgaria, involving 70 vehicles.
In Bulgaria, around 07:00 local time, two separate chain traffic accidents occurred around the Zimnitsa Junction of the Thrace Highway near the city of Yambol, on the arrival and departure directions of the road.
Describing the accident as a "tragedy", Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said in his statement that 11 people lost their lives in the accident, while the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that 50 injured people were hospitalized.
Sliven Governor Mikhail Kasherov said that approximately 70 vehicles were involved in the accidents.
When the news of the accident came, Prime Minister Radev, who was meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was in Bulgaria for a visit, canceled his program for the rest of the day.
Following the accidents involving cars and heavy vehicles, the highway was closed to traffic in both directions and police teams took precautions in the region.
It was reported that the "BG-ALERT" emergency warning system was activated in the Yambol region to inform drivers about accidents and alternative routes.
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In two separate chain traffic accidents involving approximately 70 vehicles near the city of Yambol on the Thrace Highway in Bulgaria, 11 people lost their lives and 50 people were hospitalized.
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More than 10 people lost their lives and 16 people were injured in two separate chain traffic accidents involving approximately 70 vehicles near the city of Yambol on the Thrace Highway in Bulgaria.