Bulgaria: A Bus full of Children Crashed on Trakia Highway Last Night

A bus with children from the Republic of Serbia, who were returning from Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, crashed at km 216 on the highway "Trakia" in the direction of Sofia (about 20 km from Stara Zagora).

The severe accident happened around 8 p.m. last night.

There are no casualties, only injuries.

On wet pavement, the bus turned on its side in the ditch. He has "plowed" tens of meters in the roadside bank. According to the deputy chief secretary, the vehicle was moving normally, but it gradually moved to the right outside the lane and ended up in the ditch. According to him, possible versions are driver fatigue or a technical malfunction.

A Serbian woman from the bus told the media what happened:

The group was returning from a folklore festival in Sunny Beach. The driver rested at Lukoil gas station before the 10th km and was in good condition. However, then one of the parents of children felt sick - he was suffocating and asked to sit in the front next to the driver. As the driver attempted to lower the right seat next to him, he did not know how to do so and lost control of the vehicle.

38 children plus 10 adults were in the bus.

The injured were taken to the hospital in the regional center, as well as to Nova Zagora.

Two adults and 3 children were the most seriously injured

There is no evidence that the driver of the Serbian bus that crashed last night on the Trakia highway was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 44 people passed through the emergency center in Stara Zagora. This was said by the Minister of Health, Prof. Asen Medzhidiev, who came urgently to the university hospital in the city to get acquainted on the spot with the condition of the victims.

Two adults and...