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The probe of the head-on collision between and international train and a small train of the Bulgarian railroad company, BDZ, at the Dragoil station is continuing. Photo by BGNES
The Bulgarian Transport Minister, Aleksander Tsvetkov, issued an order Tuesday to dismiss the Executive Director of the Railroad Administration Agency, Simeon Ananiev.
The order says Ananiev is discharged over failures in his work related to the Code of Action of the Agency for the control and coordination of railroad transportation.
Three other individuals have been fired over the crash, which injured 25 people, the Transport Ministry press center further informs.
Two have been the employees on duty at the Dragoman railroad station and the third is the one that was on duty at Dragoil, because they are directly responsible for the accident, according to Tsvetkov.
On Monday, the Minister said the head-on collision between the international train from Belgrade to Sofia and the small company train of the Bulgarian State Railroad Agency, BDZ, carrying employees of the company, has been the result of human error.
The probe is ongoing and other dismissals are possible.
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