Bulgaria President Visits Area of Tragic Bus Accident

President Parvanov during his visit to the city of Yambol Thursday afternoon. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, is in the city of Yambol Thursday afternoon in connection with the tragic bus accident that took the lives of 16 Bulgarians.

Parvanov visited first the "Saint Panteleymon" hospital where part of those injured during the incident are treated.

There was also an emergency meeting in Yambol between the President, the Prime Minister, Sergey Stanishev, the Health Minister, Evegeni Zhelev, the Yambol Regional Governor, Nikolay Penev, the mayors of the municipalities of the city of Yambol and the town of Tundzha, Georgi Slavov and Georgi Georgiev, high ranking employees of the Interior Ministry.

The meeting's participants were briefed and updated on the situation; possible causes for the tragedy were the topic of discussion.

All participants were unanimous that the local Police and the emergency teams reacted swiftly and adequately. Measures to help the families of the victims and for the future care for the injured have been planned. Some of the hospitalized people will be transferred to facilities in Sofia.

The President also paid a visit to the home of police officer, Dimitar Dimitrov, from the village of Chergan, who saved two people by pushing them away from the flying bus while risking his own life.

Dimitrov has been injured, treated at the hospital, and later released to home care.

Parvanov stated he would propose that the police officer is awarded the "Civic Servant" order

 

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