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Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov has officially accepted the resignations of Engineer Stoyan Stoyanov, head of the National Company "Railway Infrastructure" (NRIC), and Christian Krastev, manager of BDZ-Freight Transport. The announcement was made during a press briefing.
Temporary appointments have been made to fill the positions until new leadership is chosen. Chavdar Trendafil has taken over as interim manager of BDZ-Freight Transport, while Alexander Vetzkov will lead the NRIC on a provisional basis, according to information from the Ministry of Transport, as cited by BTA.
The developments come after a train crash near Lokorsko earlier this week, which claimed the lives of two people and left six others injured. The incident has drawn sharp criticism and calls for accountability within the railway sector.
On Wednesday, former Transport and Communications Minister Krasimira Stoyanova recommended to Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev that Deputy Transport Minister Biser Minchev, who oversees railway transport, be immediately dismissed. Stoyanova cited his role in overseeing the sector.
In light of the accident, there were also demands for the resignation of Stoyan Stoyanov and Christian Krastev. Their departures are part of the wider response to the incident and its implications for railway safety and management.
Source: Bulgarian News Agency (BTA)
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