A series of crashes in thick fog on a major Bulgarian motorway kills between 11 and 12 people and injures dozens. Multiple pile-ups involve large numbers of vehicles, and the road is closed in both directions as emergency services respond.
The incidents occur on the highway linking Sofia with the Black Sea city of Burgas, with outlets placing the crashes near Yambol in southeastern Bulgaria and describing impacts on both sides of the road. Several reports cite the use of police, firefighters and paramedics, while others focus on the scale and severity of the collisions, including vehicles across multiple lanes.
Outlets generally agree on the broad facts: fog is blamed, the motorway is shut, and casualties are in the teens killed with dozens injured. Differences are mainly in reported totals—some say 11 deaths, others 12—and in additional context, such as Bulgaria’s safety record. One outlet also provides more granular visual detail about vehicles being overturned or veering off.
