Pressure Piles Up on Bulgaria President over Escort Crash

Society | September 26, 2010, Sunday // 18:24
Bulgaria: Pressure Piles Up on Bulgaria President over Escort Crash Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency

The driver of a vehicle, which was smashed in a crash, allegedly caused by the automobiles from the escort of Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, claims they are the true culprits.

"The protocol prepared after the traffic accident says that the cars from a cortege have entered into the opposite traffic lane, breaking the rules," Rumen Atanasov from Sofia told 24 Hours daily, confirming the statements of witnesses.

In his words the cars from the official procession entered into the opposite lane, causing a van to steer away to avoid them, hitting the shoulder fencing and his own vehicle, a Toyota.

"I want to tell the story in details because I want this to be the last traffic accident, caused by the escort of officials. Otherwise these will continue," he added.

According to him it is insulting to hear the people from the presidency deny the allegations by saying that nothing like that has happened.

Parvanov's security has firmly denied the allegations, saying there was a crash, however it was triggered by the man who is the main accuser – he started passing, but upon seeing the procession, backed up and hit the van.

In April, 2010 the car of Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, also driven by an an employee National Security Service hit a SUV at an intersection on Bulgaria Blvd. The Minister and a four-year-old girl who was riding in the jeep suffered minor injuries and were taken to the governmental hospital.

Last summer, the automobiles of the National Security Service, escorting Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, caused an accident on the road between the village of Priseltsi and the Black Sea capital Varna.

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