Day of national mourning for victims of tragic crashes on Trakia Motorway

On November 11, the Day of National Mourning, we pay tribute to the victims of the two serious multiple-vehicle pile-ups on the Trakia Motorway near Yambol. In their memory, the national flags at government institutions are flying at half-mast. All official celebrations and entertainment events have been cancelled. Prime Minister Rumen Radev has cancelled his participation in the United Nations COP31 World Climate Conference in Antalya, Turkey. The government is expected to approve financial compensation for the families of those killed in the pile-up, BTA reports.

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On November 10, eleven people lost their lives near the Zimnitsa interchange on the motorway. Another 51 people were injured and taken to hospital. 18 people are receiving treatment in Sliven. In Yambol, eight injured people are still receiving medical care, while seven are being treated in Burgas. Thirteen people remain in serious condition. A Romanian citizen admitted to a hospital in Burgas remains in the most critical condition.

The Trakia Motorway has reopened to traffic in both directions along the section between the Zimnitsa and Kabile interchanges, where 86 vehicles involved in the chain collision were removed.

Yambol Regional Governor Georgi Chalakov has warned that fog has returned to the area of the accident.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov