The key facts

  • According to TASS, citing Bulgaria's Interior Ministry, 86 vehicles collided in the accident on the Trakia motorway, 11 people were killed and 46 injured.
  • Initially, according to preliminary information, a truck and a passenger bus collided, after which 63 more vehicles crashed into them; on the adjacent carriageway, another 23 vehicles collided.
  • Various versions of the cause were previously suggested: dense fog and a driver who fell asleep at the wheel (that report mentioned three injured).

Massive road accident on the Trakia motorway

One of the largest road accidents in the country occurred on the Trakia motorway in Bulgaria: according to TASS, citing the Interior Ministry, 86 vehicles collided and 11 people were killed with 46 more injured. Emergency services are working at the scene; the circumstances and causes of the crash are being established.

What can be seen in the new footage

A new video from the scene has appeared on the Topor Live Telegram channel. The footage shows that many vehicles sustained critical damage: bumpers shattered, bodywork crushed, and some cars left the roadway. According to preliminary information, a truck and a passenger bus first collided, after which 63 more vehicles crashed into them. On the adjacent carriageway, drivers apparently became distracted by the accident scene and lost control — 23 more vehicles collided there.

Conflicting versions of the cause

Reports about the cause of the accident differ. Gazeta.Ru previously reported that the cause may have been dense fog, which severely limited visibility. In another, earlier report, it was stated that the driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the bus, with three people injured at the time — the number of injured later increased many times over. No official cause has been named so far: according to the latest reports, the circumstances of the accident are still being established.