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12 dead, 50 injured in horrific motorway pile-up in Bulgaria

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Reuters. (2026, November 10). 12 dead, 50 injured in horrific motorway pile-up in Bulgaria. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/world-news/12-dead-50-injured-in-bulgarian-motorway-pile-up/

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On November 10, 2026, a motorway pile-up on Bulgaria’s A1 highway resulted in 12 deaths and 50 injuries. The accident occurred around 75 kilometers west of Burgas due to thick fog, starting with a collision between a bus and a truck. Rescue teams from police, fire, and medical services responded quickly; images showed vehicles severely damaged across all six lanes of the highway. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed condolences during her brief visit to Bulgaria.
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Bulgaria Burgas Reuters SOFIA the Interior Ministry

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Bulgaria GPE · 3× Burgas GPE · 2× SOFIA GPE · 2× European Commission ORG · 1× Healthcare ORG · 1× Katya Ivkova PERSON · 1× Lyubomir Nikolov PERSON · 1× Reuters ORG · 1× Ursula von der Leyen PERSON · 1× the Interior Ministry ORG · 1×

Narrative

Briefing reporters at the site of the accident, General Secretary of the Interior Ministry, Lyubomir Nikolov, said that fog was the likely cause of the accident, which started with a collision between a bus and a truck about 75 kilometers (47 miles) west of Burgas.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was visiting Bulgaria on Tuesday but said she would cut her visit short.
2026-11-10 · New York Post
12 dead, 50 injured in horrific motorway pile-up in Bulgaria · assertive framing

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12 dead, 50 injured in horrific motorway pile-up in Bulgaria By asserted
50 → injure → Bulgaria
Twelve people died in a motorway pile-up in eastern Bulgaria on Tuesday involving dozens of vehicles in thick fog, officials said. asserted
officials → die → fog
Police, firefighters and ambulance crews rushed to the scene on the A1 road that links the capital Sofia with the eastern city of Burgas. asserted
that → rush → Burgas
Images on local media showed cars and trucks piled up across six lanes of highway, many crushed, overturned, or veered off to the side. asserted
many → show → side
Briefing reporters at the site of the accident, General Secretary of the Interior Ministry, Lyubomir Nikolov, said that fog was the likely cause of the accident, which started with a collision between a bus and a truck about 75 kilometers (47 miles) west of Burgas. asserted
which → brief → Burgas
Eleven people died at the scene and another in the hospital, Healthcare Minister Katya Ivkova told reporters. asserted
Ivkova → die → reporters
Another 50 people who were injured were taken to the hospital, according to the interior ministry. uncertain
who → injure → ministry
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was visiting Bulgaria on Tuesday but said she would cut her visit short. asserted
she → visit → visit
“I would like to express my deepest condolences and I would like to pay respects to the rescue teams,” von der Leyen said. asserted
Leyen → like → teams
Radev described the accident as a “tragedy” in a statement and said that he had deployed aircraft to evacuate the wounded and planned to visit the scene, where initially people had been trapped in their vehicles. asserted
people → describe → vehicles
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