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Slavi Slavov, owner of MCI transport company, has been accused of causing the death of more than one person. Photo by BGNES
The District Court in Bulgaria's Yambol has ordered that the owner of the bus that killed 17 people on Thursday remains in custody.
Slavi Slavov, owner of MCI transport company, has been accused of causing the death of more than one person, Darik Radio reported.
A bus careered down a mountainside called Bakadzhik Peak and plowed through a crowd of pedestrians heading to a religious festival in southeastern Bulgaria Thursday, killing 17 people and injuring at least 20.
Police said the bus had failed to stop due to a technical problem.
The driver of the bus which careered down a mountainside near Yambol in May 2009 and killed 18 people has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS).
The Appellate Court in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas released under house arrest the owner of the bus that killed 17 people near Yambol on May 28.
The relatives of the victims of the bus crash, in which 17 people passed away, will receive financial aid of BGN 10 000.
On May 28 a 30-year-old bus plowed into a crowd of celebrating people near Bulgaria's southern city of Yambol killing 16 on the spot.
Over 6 500 buses that are 15-years-old or older, have been issued carrier licenses in Bulgaria, Darik radio learned.
Despite the recent tragedy when a bus killed 17 people and seriously injured several more during a Spasovden Fair near Yambol, the road rage in Bulgaria continued to take its toll over the weekend.
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A premeditated murder investigation is underway after a violent incident in the village of Kokalyane near Sofia, where a man is accused of fatally stabbing another person inside a garage that had been adapted for living
Italian authorities have launched an investigation into a large-scale scheme involving the illegal export of hazardous waste to Eastern Europe, with five Bulgarian nationals among those under scrutiny
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