Balgarianovinite.com Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev has ordered an immediate investigation into the serious traffic accident involving a truck and a bus on Hemus Motorway early on Tuesday, the Ministry said in a press release Tuesday. Teams from the Executive Agency for Automobile Administration (EAAA) were immediately dispatched to the scene of the accident to assist the Interior Ministry and conduct an on-site investigation.
One person was killed and 21 were injured in a heavy accident on Hemus Motorway near Sofia shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry told BTA on Tuesday morning. The accident occurred after a bus attempted to pass a heavy-duty truck and collided with it, resulting in the death of a 73-year-old passenger. A 69-year-old woman was seriously injured and is in intensive care. Twenty passengers sustained minor injuries.
According to the Health Ministry, the injured were 16 – six women, nine men, and a three-year-old child. Six remain hospitalized in Sofia, the Ministry said on its Facebook page. According to information from the hospitals, the patients are in stable condition. Several teams from the Sofia Emergency Medical Centre examinated and treated the injured on site, after which ten were released for home care, including the child and its mother.
The Pirogov Emergency Hospital in Sofia said it treated five injured in the accident, including a three-year-old. All were thoroughly examined and tested. Four of the victims have since been released for home care. A 23-year-old woman remains hospitalized for treatment at the maxillofacial surgery clinic, the hospital added.
Sofia Municipality’s teams responded immediately after the emergency call for the accident was made, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev commented, as quoted in a statement from Sofia Municipality. In coordination with Emergency Medical Services, the police, and fire safety services, assistance was provided to secure the area, manage traffic, and support on-site operations, including the rapid and safe evacuation of the victims from the bus, Terziev noted. He extended condolences to the family of the person who died in the accident and wished speedy recovery to the injured.
According to the Transport Ministry, the accident occurred between a truck of the Steli Mega Metali company and a bus operated by Union Ivkoni from Dobrich to Sofia. Initial data indicate that both drivers are licensed, the vehicles have passed the mandatory periodic technical inspections, and the carriers hold valid licenses. It has been determined that the company’s financial stability document has expired. Further details will be established during the inspection at the company, the Transport Ministry said. Traffic Accident on Hemus Motorway Kills One, Injures over 15, Transport Minister Orders Check 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-12 08:56:19 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law