SOFIA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- More than 10 people were killed in two multi-vehicle chain collisions on a motorway near Yambol in Southeast Bulgaria on Tuesday morning, the Bulgarian News Agency reported, citing a local governor.
About 50 cars and trucks were involved, according to the Governor of Yambol Region Georgi Chalakov. Fog-related reduced visibility is blamed for the accident. Traffic is currently closed in both directions on the motorway.
Emergency teams, the Ministry of Interior, and military personnel are assisting the victims at the scene. The injured have been transported to hospitals in the nearby cities of Sliven, Yambol and Burgas, the Government Information Service said.
Prime Minister Rumen Radev has sent a government plane to Burgas to transport those injured in the crash to hospitals in the capital Sofia. Air transport to hospitals in Sofia is being carried out with Spartan military transport planes, the government service said. ■