Blizzard Causes Driver's Death near Ruse; Bus Flips over in Stara Zagora Area

Society | February 20, 2009, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria: Blizzard Causes Driver's Death near Ruse; Bus Flips over in Stara Zagora Area Doncho Donchev, Director of the Operational Department of the National Road Agency defined the snow storm situation in Bulgaria as disastrous. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency

One of Bulgaria's most traveled roads - between the city of Ruse and the town of Byala is closed due to a fatal crash involving a car and a freight truck, the Head of Emergency Medical Services in Ruse reported for the Darik radio.

The "Ford" automobile had hit an icy spot and spun around crashing with the freight truck despite the truck driver's efforts to steer away. The male driver of the car had died on the spot.

A bus had flipped over due to strong winds in the area of the city of Stara Zagora, near the village of Oryahovitsa. There are no reported casualties. Emergency crews are working to tow the bus and reopen the road.

Numerous snow and ice related traffic accidents and fender-benders are reported from all over the country and the capital Sofia.

Doncho Donchev, Director of the Operational Department of the National Road Agency defined the situation as disastrous and told the Darik radio the Agency's crews were doing the nearly impossible in trying to clean the roads.

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