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Greek national killed in road accident near Nova Zagora

Thu, Sep 03 2009 09:59 CET

byNick Iliev

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Greek national killed in road accident near Nova Zagora

A Greek national was killed in a road accident near the town of Sliven on the early evening of September 2, the municipal police department said in a statement, quoted by the Focus news agency.

The 60-year-old Greek male was in a vehicle on the III 554 road on the exit of Nova Zagora. The car, an Audi, had a Stara Zagora registration plate and was driven by a 33-year-old Bulgarian from Radnevo. There was another passenger, also a Bulgarian citizen, a 36- year-old male also from Radnevo.

Reportedly, the driver lost control of the vehicle, and veered into the opposing traffic. The car then flipped over several times and crashed into an adjacent field. The Greek national, who was not wearing a seat-belt, died of his injuries shortly after.

A distress signal was sent to the 112 emergency hotline slightly after 5.30pm and police patrol and paramedic units were dispatched to the scene.

Both Bulgarian citizens have been injured and were taken to the emergency ward in the MBAL Sliven hospital, but reportedly, their condition is not life threatening.

A total of five people lost their lives in road accidents across Bulgaria over the last 24 hours, the Bulgarian Traffic Police KAT said in statement. The police has reported a total of 29 collisions in which 33 were injured, five were killed and three are in critical condition.

Meanwhile in Sofia, there were a total of 86 accidents, three of them serious, with four people injured.

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