Maya Argirova

An investigation has been launched after a tourist bus with North Macedonia licence plates caught fire and crashed on the Struma highway near the village of Bosnek on Tuesday morning at around 3am, killing at least 45 people, including some children, Bulgarian authorities said.

The condition of the  35-year-old woman, who was splashed with acid, is life-threatening, bTV reports, referring to information from Pirogov. " She is hospitalized with 24% burns on her head, neck and hands.

The victim was attacked on the Alexander Stamboliiski boulevard, near the junction with Konstantin Velichkov late last night.