In Bulgaria, passenger bus runs into group of Ukrainians, leaving several dead and injured
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by Novinite.
It is noted that the tragedy occurred on the Bulgarian Burgas-Malko Tarnovo road, near the checkpoint leading to Turkey.
According to preliminary information, the bus, which was carrying 37 passengers and two drivers—all Ukrainian citizens—stopped after running out of fuel.
As soon as the passengers got out and gathered behind the vehicle, it suddenly began rolling backward.
According to law enforcement officials, the bus struck a group of people and then overturned into a ditch.
The impact proved fatal for two passengers; 16 others, including children, were injured, some of them seriously.
Ambulance crews transported six of the injured to hospitals in Burgas and another ten to the emergency care center in Malko Tarnovo.
The remaining passengers were temporarily housed at a day center in the border town.
Local officials said the bus was traveling to Turkey as part of a trip involving Ukrainian citizens, including some refugees living in Burgas.
The Malko Tarnovo regional police detained the bus driver. An investigation into the circumstances is currently underway.
As reported by Ukrinform, a traffic accident involving a bus with Ukrainian license plates carrying passengers from Ukraine occurred on the D1 highway in Slovakia, in the direction of Bratislava.
Photo: novinite.com
