Horrific Car Crashes Take Toll on Bulgaria

Five people died in car accidents in Bulgaria overnight. Photo by BGNES

Part of the Sofia downtown was blockaded Saturday afternoon due to the collision of two cars near the building of the Military Medical Academy.

Three people – a man, a woman, and a child – were wounded in the accident. According to preliminary information of the police, one the drivers caused the crash as he was driving drunk.

A total of 5 people died overnight in 13 severe crashes across Bulgaria; a total of 15 people were injured, one of them is critical.

In the more than a month since the start of 2011, 51 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in Bulgaria, and 578 were injured.

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