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Woman dies in Sofia after car crashes into bus stop
Photo: ivomirchev.com
Photo: ivomirchev.com
Photo: ivomirchev.com
Photo: ivomirchev.com
A woman died on August 28 2010 after a motorist, allegedly making an illegal turn, lost control of his car and crashed into a bus stop in a Sofia residential area.
The accident happened in Montevideo Boulevard in Gorna Banya. Bulgarian National Television (BNT) uoted eyewitnesses as saying that the accident involved two vehicles, but they alleged that it was the fault of the motorist attempting the illegal turn.
Residents said that even though police regularly were on duty to monitor traffic, it was common practice for motorists to turn illegally at the junction.
BNT said that it was not the first time in Sofia that some had died in a motor collision while waiting for public transport. A few years ago, a motorist who was overtaking hit and killed a 32-year-old woman at a bus stop in Bulgaria Boulevard.
The accident happened in Montevideo Boulevard in Gorna Banya. Bulgarian National Television (BNT) uoted eyewitnesses as saying that the accident involved two vehicles, but they alleged that it was the fault of the motorist attempting the illegal turn.
Residents said that even though police regularly were on duty to monitor traffic, it was common practice for motorists to turn illegally at the junction.
BNT said that it was not the first time in Sofia that some had died in a motor collision while waiting for public transport. A few years ago, a motorist who was overtaking hit and killed a 32-year-old woman at a bus stop in Bulgaria Boulevard.
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so maybe bulgarian motorists are growing tired of killing each other, and are moving on to pedestrians as an alternative target.
after almost four years of living in BG, i reckon that, generally, the bulgarian people are among the best in the world. put them behind the wheel of a vehicle, however, and these same people have got to be among the worst.
the scary part is that, until these drivers begin to understand that their lunatic behaviour may have serious consequences, i can see no way that this can improve.
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one can only imagine what might, or might not be going through the mind of the madman who seems to believe that, flying past me at 100kph on a blind bend is OK. and situations like this are not uncommon.
the tradgedy is that, as in this case, it's usually the innocent who suffer.