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Dutzende sterben bei Busunglück in Bulgarien
November 23, 2021 -
Mindestens 45 Personen, davon 12 Kinder, sterben als der Bus mit vorwiegend Touristen aus Nordmazedonien auf der Autobahn nach Bulgarien verunglückt und in Flammen aufgeht.
The incident happened on a motorway at about 02:00 local time (00:00 GMT) near the village of Bosnek, south-west of the capital Sofia.
The bus was registered in North Macedonia and was carrying tourists returning from Istanbul, Turkey.
Seven people escaped from the bus and were taken to hospital with burns.
The cause of the accident was unclear but the bus appeared to have hit a highway barrier either before or after it caught fire, Bulgarian officials said.