Bus Crashes, Catches Fire in Bulgaria; At Least 45 Dead
Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev visited the site of the crash and told reporters it was “a huge tragedy.”
The site of a bus accident, in which at least 45 people were killed, in Bulgaria on Nov. 23.
Photographer: Dimitar Kyosemarliev/AFP/Getty Images
Sofia, Bulgaria (AP) -- A bus carrying tourists back to North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including a dozen children, authorities said. DNA tests were being carried out to identify the victims.
The bus apparently ripped through a guardrail on a highway, though authorities said the cause was still under investigation. Photos taken shortly after the crash showed the vehicle engulfed in flames as plumes of thick, black smoke rose. Daylight revealed a burned-out shell with all of its windows blown out, sitting in the median. A portion of the guardrail was lying in the road.