In Bulgaria, at least 45 dead in a coach accident – archyde

At least forty-five people died on the night of Monday 22 to Tuesday 23 November, in Bulgaria, in a bus accident probably transporting nationals of North Macedonia.

“Forty-five or forty-six people died” in this tragedy that occurred around 2 a.m. (1 hour in Paris) on the highway near the village of Bosnek, 40 kilometers by road south of Sofia, said Commissioner Nikolay Nikolov, head of the anti-human rights service. disasters, who was speaking on Bulgarian National Television (BNT). “Seven passengers were saved” and transferred to a hospital in the capital, he said.

Children on board

The cause of the accident could not be determined. Twelve children were in the vehicle, which came from Istanbul and headed for Skopje, the Macedonian capital, according to bTV.

” It’s a tragedy. We do not know if all the victims are from North Macedonia, but this is what we assume because the bus is registered in the country ”, reacted the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, questioned by Nova television.