Fuel Tanker Hangs off Bridge on Bulgaria’s Hemus Motorway

A fuel tanker has overturned on the Hemus motorway near Sofia with the truck cabin hanging from the edge of a bridge over Vitinya pass, bTV station reported on Thursday.

According to initial information, the trailer contains 20 tonnes of fuel which is being drained by firefighters to prevent a potential explosion.

The accident took place on a bridge 37 km east of Sofia about 17:45 (1445 GMT). The truck driver spent nearly two hours in the mangled cabin hanging off the bridge more than 120 metres above ground before rescuers using a crane pulled him out. An ambulance took the driver to hospital.

Traffic has been suspended on the motorway linking Sofia with the Black Sea city of Varna.

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