A bus in an accident in Bulgaria, in which 46 people died, left the eve of Istanbul. About the details of the accident informs RIA Novosti with reference to local media.
According to Bulgarian TV channels, the bus crossed the border of the country at 21:00 Moscow time. The accident itself occurred at 03:00 near the village of Bosnek in the Pernik region. It is noted that all the dead were citizens of Northern Macedonia. At the same time, some media convey about several survivors as a result of an accident.
Earlier it was reported that the authorities of Bulgaria are considering several versions of a major crash with a bus, which killed 46 people. The main possible reasons were called wet road, the technical fault of the bus and the driver felling at the wheel. Also, investigators allowed the bus to light up before the accident.
The accident occurred at the 31st kilometer of the “Struma” highway Sofia-Blagoevgrad, as a result of an accident bus with Macedonian numbers caught fire. In total, it was 52 people. Initially reported on 45 dead, then their number increased. Among the dead – 12 minors.