{"id":29439,"date":"2026-11-10T21:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/?p=29439"},"modified":"2026-11-10T21:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:23:13","slug":"at-least-12-people-killed-in-motorway-crash-in-southeastern-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/?p=29439","title":{"rendered":"At least 12 people killed in motorway crash in southeastern Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dozens of people transported to hospital after 50 vehicle pile-up caused by thick fog.<\/em>Listen (1 min)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2026-11-10T092924Z_1064181984_RC2XKOA03VUV_RTRMADP_3_BULGARIA-CRASH-1794312882.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Debris and damaged vehicles at the site of a highway pileup that killed several people, neat Yambol, Bulgaria November 10, 2026, in this still image from video. Nova TV\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. BULGARIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN BULGARIA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By AFP and AP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published On 10 Nov 202610 Nov 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thick fog on a motorway has caused a string of vehicles to crash into one another, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more in eastern Bulgaria, a government minister says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crashes happened on Tuesday near Yambol on the route linking the capital, Sofia, with the Black Sea port of Burgas, forcing the closure of the road in both directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">list of 1 item<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">end of list<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Yambol region\u2019s governor, Georgi Chalakov, said an estimated 50 cars and trucks were involved in the accidents, the BTA state news agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health Minister Katya Ivkova said 10 people \u201cdied on the spot\u201d and two died while they were being taken to hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ivkova said 46 people were transported to medical facilities for treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_5139206\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2026-11-10T103001Z_795989582_RC2YKOAYYLV6_RTRMADP_3_BULGARIA-CRASH-1794312095.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C434&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A drone view shows emergency services working at the site of a highway pileup that killed several people, near Yambol, Bulgaria, November 10, 2026, in this still image obtained from a video. Georgi Manev\/Nova TV\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. BULGARIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN BULGARIA.\" class=\"wp-image-5139206\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emergency services work at the site of a highway pile-up that killed a dozen people near Yambol, Bulgaria, on November 10, 2026 [Handout\/Georgi Manev\/Nova TV via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Rumen Radev was meeting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is on a visit to Bulgaria, and cancelled his official events scheduled for later on Tuesday. He described the accident as a \u201ctragedy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The injured were transported to hospitals in nearby cities while the government dispatched two aircraft equipped with stretchers and medical teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorways in southeastern Bulgaria are ranked among the most dangerous in the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, Bulgaria recorded 71 road fatalities per million inhabitants, the highest rate in the EU, according to European Commission figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dozens of people transported to hospital after 50 vehicle pile-up caused by thick fog.Listen (1 min) By AFP and AP Published On 10 \n<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/?p=29439\"> [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29441,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29439\/revisions\/29441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}