Wrecked cars and trucks were piled together after a crash involving about 50 vehicles in Bulgaria’s Yambol region, where at least 11 people were killed and 50 injured. (Foto: Instagram)
A pileup involving about 50 vehicles on a highway in southeastern Bulgaria left at least 11 people dead and 50 injured on Tuesday, November 10. The crash happened in the Yambol region, authorities said.
The collisions occurred in both directions on a fog-covered stretch of road connecting the capital, Sofia, with the Black Sea city of Burgas. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed the death and injury toll.
The crashes blocked the highway and prompted a response from police officers, firefighters, and ambulance crews, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported. Lyubomir Nikolov, secretary-general of the Interior Ministry, said fog was likely a factor. He said the chain of collisions may have begun when a bus and a truck crashed.
Chief Inspector Todor Mishinev of the Interior Ministry’s Yambol Regional Directorate told Bulgarian media that some victims remained trapped in the wreckage. “The priority right now is the rescue operation. Once it is complete, procedural and investigative steps will be taken,” he said.
Images circulating on social media showed cars and trucks piled together, with some vehicles overturned or crushed and others thrown off the road. Police, firefighters, and ambulance teams were called to the scene to assist with rescue efforts.
