Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
10
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
At least 11 people have been killed after dozens of cars and lorries were involved in two pile-ups on the Trakia motorway in south-eastern Bulgaria.
asserted
dozens → publish → Bulgaria
Health Minister Katya Ivkova said 10 people died at the scene, near the town of Zimnitsa, and one more in hospital.
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people → say → hospital
A further 46 people were injured, BTA state news agency reported.
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agency → injure → ?
Sliven region governor Mihail Kasherov told journalists at the scene that more than 70 vehicles were involved.
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vehicles → tell → scene
Officials have said dense fog reduced visibility and was the likely cause of the first crash, which occurred on the eastbound carriageway.
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which → say → carriageway
The second crash, on the Sofia-bound carriageway, was likely also caused by the fog, with drivers also distracted by the first crash, BTA reported an official as saying.
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BTA → bind → official
The Trakia motorway runs from west-to-east of Bulgaria, and cuts through the capital Sofia.
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motorway → run → capital
Road administration director Galin Kostov added that speeds were unsuitable for the conditions, which included wet road surfaces, and the motorway would remain closed until it had been cleared, BTA reported.
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BTA → add → surfaces
Yambol regional governor Georgi Chalakov said reports first came in at 07:10 local time (05:10 GMT), with the injured taken by ambulance to hospitals in the Yambol, Sliven and Burgas regions.
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injured → say → regions
Chalakov told BTA rescue teams had to remove sections of the crash barrier to reach people.
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teams → tell → people
He added that the fog meant that helicopters could not be used in the evacuation efforts.
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helicopters → add → efforts
One witness who helped rescue a from a burning vehicle blamed "very thick fog" for the pile-up.
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who → help → up
"I got out of the car, I ran forward and pulled that man out," the witness told Reuters news agency.
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witness → get → agency
Another told Reuters that "many, many people died".
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people → tell → Reuters
"As for me, there were four cars behind me - trucks - and I don't know how I got out or what happened, but in the end, thank God I'm still alive," that witness said.
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witness → be → God
Bulgaria Prime Minister Rumen Radev - who had been hosting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - cut short a news conference following the news.
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who → host → news
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