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Fri, Feb 10 2012
Death toll in hellish road accident near Yambol grows to 16
A similar model of the Chavdar bus that went off the road at the Bakadjik hills area near Yambol
Photo: Julia Lazarova
The number of victims of the hellish road accident near the town of Yambol in southeastern Bulgaria grew to 16, the Interior Ministry said. Earlier reports said that 15 people have been killed when a bus with a technical malfunction sliced into a throng of tourists at about 9.20am on May 28.
About 20 people were injured, private terrestrial channel bTV said. The bus is a Bulgarian-made Chavdar model and was manufactured more than 30 years ago, bTV said. It was transporting elderly people to the annual fair at the Bakadjik hills area, about 15km east of Yambol, which usually attracts about 2000 people, bTV said.
President Georgi Purvanov headed for the site of the accident. He would also visit the hospital in Yambol where people injured in the crash were admitted.
Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev, who was campaigning in northeastern Bulgaria ahead of next week's European Parliament elections, also headed to the place of the incident together with Health Minister Evgenii Zhelev, the Government's press office said.
Stanishev has asked his administration to prepare a decree declaring May 29 2009 a day of national mourning because of the accident. Aid to the victims' families is also being discussed.
All major political parties said they will put their election campaigns on hold because of the tragedy.
Police and medical officers were still at the place of the crash.
About 20 people were injured, private terrestrial channel bTV said. The bus is a Bulgarian-made Chavdar model and was manufactured more than 30 years ago, bTV said. It was transporting elderly people to the annual fair at the Bakadjik hills area, about 15km east of Yambol, which usually attracts about 2000 people, bTV said.
President Georgi Purvanov headed for the site of the accident. He would also visit the hospital in Yambol where people injured in the crash were admitted.
Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev, who was campaigning in northeastern Bulgaria ahead of next week's European Parliament elections, also headed to the place of the incident together with Health Minister Evgenii Zhelev, the Government's press office said.
Stanishev has asked his administration to prepare a decree declaring May 29 2009 a day of national mourning because of the accident. Aid to the victims' families is also being discussed.
All major political parties said they will put their election campaigns on hold because of the tragedy.
Police and medical officers were still at the place of the crash.
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i was applauded they way they drive down there not only bus but cars zipping around cars going no where just to speed around the other cars bus, ts a shame but there should be some kind of inspection monthly... god rest there souls
These types of vehicles would never pass an inspection. Who are we trying to fool.
The comments from Sonia are correct.
Because of some closed eyes, 16 people have lost their lives.
and i bet there will be no one responsible, in the end.
blame the governement for not making proper vehicle tests like everything else they dont do
One has to assume that the notion of annual technical checks is either unknown or, at least, not adhered to.
is a petty
is a petty
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