Victims of Bulgaria Hellish Bus Crash Become 17

The accident happened near the site of a local fair crowded with people who were celebrating Orthodox Ascension Day. Photo by BNGES

The victims of the tragic bus accident near the South Bulgarian city of Yambol on Thursday morning have become seventeen.

31-year-old Shengul Mehmedova Yasharova died early Saturday morning in the Military Medical Academy in Sofia.

She suffered severe head injuries after the crash, and was put into a medically provoked coma.

According to the information provided by the hospital, Yasharova died from a pulmonary embolism as a result of the numerous injuries.

A bus careered down a mountainside called Bakadzhik Peak and plowed through a crowd of pedestrians heading to a religious festival in southeastern Bulgaria Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring at least 20.

Police said the bus had failed to pull over due to a technical problem.

The accident happened near the site of a local fair crowded with people who were celebrating the Orthodox Ascension Day.

 

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