The Regional Prosecution Office in Yambol has requested from the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) all documentation relating to the commissioning and repair of the section of the Trakia Motorway where serious multiple-vehicle crashes occurred on Tuesday. More than 50 witnesses have so far been questioned as part of the investigation into the causes of the incidents, which left 11 people dead and more than 50 injured, the Prosecution Office said.
Witnesses who are being treated in hospital and are in a condition to give evidence are continuing to be questioned. The Romanian driver, who is being held under the Ministry of Interior Act, is also due to be questioned again. The bodies of the deceased have been examined and forensic medical examinations have been ordered. Forensic medical examinations of all those injured are also to be carried out, the Prosecution Office said.
Pre-trial proceedings were initiated by officers of the Yambol Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior under the supervision of the Regional Prosecution Office. Following the initial investigative actions, the case was transferred to the National Investigation Service by order of the Acting Prosecutor General, at the request of the supervising prosecutor, the prosecution service added.
As part of the investigation, six inspections of the accident scene have been carried out using technical equipment, including a drone. Twenty motor vehicles considered to have played a significant role in the crashes have been seized and are to undergo further inspections. They include the heavy goods vehicle combination driven by the Romanian national.
Samples have been taken from the road surface to test its skid resistance. On the basis of the road surface samples and the requested documentation, a construction and engineering assessment will be commissioned to establish the condition of the road section.
The Prosecution Office also said that information had been requested from the relevant institutions to establish precisely what the weather conditions were at the time of the crashes.
An automotive technical examination is to be commissioned to establish the sequence and mechanics of the crashes. A further comprehensive automotive technical and forensic medical examination is also planned to determine the causal link between the crashes and the deaths of 11 people and injuries sustained by more than 50 others. Once the comprehensive assessment has been completed, prosecutors will consider whether to bring criminal charges against specific individuals, the Prosecution Office said.
The investigation is being conducted by a team of ten investigators from the National Investigation Service, assisted by three criminal investigators.
The two serious multiple-vehicle crashes occurred at around 7 am on 10 November, in dense fog on the Trakia Motorway near the Zimnitsa road junction in Yambol Region. Wednesday, 11 November, has been declared a day of national mourning.

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