At least 12 people have been confirmed dead and dozens more injured after a horrific highway pileup in eastern Bulgaria.
Fifty people were taken to hospital after cars and trucks collided across six lanes along the busy stretch of road, on November 10
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Dense fog on the motorway linking the capital Sofia with the Black Sea port of Burgas is believed to be the cause of the pileups, Health Minister Katya Ivkova said.
The initial collision triggered a chain reaction involving multiple vehicles across the highway, forcing the closure of the road in both directions.
Some 86 vehicles, many of them heavy trucks, were involved in the crashes, which occurred on opposite carriageways in the same place at 7am local time.
Bulgaria’s roads are ranked as the most dangerous in the European Union, with the country recording one of the highest road fatality rates in the bloc.
A horror crash on a foggy Bulgarian highway has claimed multiple lives after cars and trucks collided across six lanes in one of the EU’s most dangerous road networks. Credit: 7NEWS
Ivkova said 10 people died at the scene and two others died while being transported to the hospital.
She said 46 other people were transported to medical facilities for treatment.
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Regional governor Mihail Kasherov told reporters at the site of the mass crash he had never seen anything like it.
Police launched an investigation but said initial assessments point to “reduced visibility due to fast-forming dense fog, wet road surface and speeds unsuitable for the conditions.”
– With AP
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