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Young Bulgarian driver ploughs BMW into bus stop, injures four

Fri, Jan 15 2010 11:29 CET

byNick Iliev

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Young Bulgarian driver ploughs BMW into bus stop, injures four

Photo: Асен Тонев

A young driver (18) lost control of his BMW, and veered onto the pavement, smashing into a bus stop injuring four people, one of whom is in serious condition, Bulgarian daily Dnevnik said on January 15 2010.

The incident occurred at 7.20 am on Lipnik Boulevard in the town of Rousse on the Danube River. According to information released by the local department of the Interior Ministry, the youth was driving on Bratislava Street, made a sharp left turn onto Lipnik Boulevard, lost control of the vehicle and smashed onto the pedestrians waiting for the bus.

The injured are three women and one man, of whom a 41-year-old woman is reportedly in critical condition with severe head injuries, a broken hip bone and a punctured liver. Another woman, aged 60, has stomach injuries, while a 37-year=old woman has a fractured left arm and injuries on her left leg. The fourth victim is a 61-year-old man, also with head injuries. All four of them have been taken to hospital,

Reportedly, the BMW driver obtained his license just six months earlier, the Rousse police said. The alcohol test proved negative, and the police believe that the accident was due to excessive speed.

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Anonymous Valeri Mon, Jan 18 2010 22:22 CET
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Bab,
it's joke man;)
Making fun of folks who always scream about everything "only in Bulgaria!!! like Dianne here,
who comes around ones a month (around full moon) to spew her hate;)

Anonymous Fredy-Denmark Sun, Jan 17 2010 22:38 CET
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Let him write down 5 thousand times: I am not allowed to drive to fast. Let him renew his driving licnse.

Anonymous Bab Sun, Jan 17 2010 18:48 CET
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Valeri your comments (this and many before) only show how bad self esteem you have what comes to your nationality. You see hidden meanings even where there is not any.

Anonymous Valeri Fri, Jan 15 2010 21:42 CET
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Dianne:
"Male, BMW Driver, Excessive Speed.....Never"

You forgot the "Bulgarian" part in your rant babe;)
Isn't it that that kind of things happen in BG only?

Anonymous Dianne Hatton Fri, Jan 15 2010 18:32 CET
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Male, BMW Driver, Excessive Speed.....Never

Anonymous put him to sleep Fri, Jan 15 2010 13:05 CET
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soon


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